3 c  Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Soda
1 ts Nutmeg
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Cloves
1 1/2 c  Sugar
1 c  Butter or shortening
3    Eggs
1 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1 c  Raisins

Sift to – gether the dry ingredients, cream the sugar and shortening then
add the beaten eggs. Put the 1/2 cup milk in measuring cup and fill up with
hot water. Add this alternatly with the dry ingredients and adding the
raisins with each dry ingredient addition. Add vanilla and mix well. Put
into a greased and floured 9×13 in. pan and bake 45 – 50 minutes in a 350
oven.