Boiled Christmas cake

Now is the perfect time to make your Christmas cake, so the flavours have a chance to mingle and mature. Be sure to douse it with a couple of tablespoons of warmed brandy every week and keep it well covered in an airtight container.Ingredients300g (1 cups) brown sugar375ml (1 cups) water750g mixed dried cake fruit100g dried apricots, finely chopped185g butter10ml (2 tsp) bicarbonate of soda185g glacé cherries150g pecan nuts, chopped75g preserved ginger, chopped200g seeded dates, chopped100g mix...