1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. hot water
6 egg yolks, beaten
2 oz. pure lemon extract
3 c. flour mixed with 1 lb. white raisins & 1 qt. pecans

Cream butter, sugar, egg yolks. Mix the flour with the raisin mixture, lemon extract, pecans with creamed ingredients. Mix soda with hot water. Stir together. Fold in 6 well beaten egg whites. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours on a foil lined tube pan. NOTE: An old recipe; 2 generations.