3 c  Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Cloves
2 c  Brown sugar, packed
2    Eggs, beaten
1 c  Shortening
1 c  Raisins or chopped dates
1 c  Chopped pecans/walnuts
2 c  Beer

Sift together dry ingredients. Cream together shortening and sugar;add
eggs. Mix fruit and nuts with 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture. Add flour
mixture alternately with beer. Stir in fruit and nuts. Pour into a greased
and floured 10-in tube pan and bake at 350F for 1 hour, or until cake tests
done. Or pour into a greased and floured 9×13 in pan and bake at 350 for 45
minutes to 1 hour or until cake tests done.