2 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
4 eggs, beaten
1 c. buttermilk
2 c. fig preserves
3 c. sifted flour
1/2 c. candied cherries
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. orange extract
1 tsp. baking soda, add to buttermilk
1 c. chopped pecans

Cream sugar and butter and add beaten eggs. Mix soda with buttermilk and add to first mixture. Gradually add flour and spices. Add fig preserves, extract, nuts and cherries. Bake in greased and floured tube pan 1 hour and 20 minutes at 300 degrees.