Set oven to gas 1 or equivalent

Make the tea, it has to be strong, so 2 teabags at least to be used

while tea is cooling measure out malt extract in to tea (easiest way to do this is by having a cup of boiled water with the tbs measure in the measure will get hot so this will ease the extract being spooned into the tea)

Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the spice and egg, once tea is cooled add that to the flour mix and then add the fruit

Pour into lined tin and bake for 1.25 to 1.5 hours

Using a skewer to test if done, pierce the loaf with skewer if it comes away clean loaf is done

Now this is the hard part, allow to go cold..completely

Wrap up in baking parchment/ grease proof paper, pop in an air tight tin/container and leave for 2 to 3 days, do not even open to see how its doing..after 3 days, you can open it and it will be squidgy like the ones you get in the shops

Slice and serve