1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 (15 oz.) pkg. raisins
3 c. water

Boil raisins in water for 5 minutes. Save juice. Let cool. Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with raisins and juice. Bake in tube pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Nice Christmas holiday spice cake. You can decorate with confectioners' sugar icing, tinting pink or green.