| Ingredients |
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| 2 Cups brown sugar- not packed |
| 1 Cup lard |
| 2 t. cinnamon |
| 2 t. cloves |
| 1 Cup buttermilk with 1t soda stirred in |
| 2 Cups flour |
| 1 C seeded raisins with an extra 1/2 C flour |
| Descriptions |
| Mix sugar and lard. Mix in remaining ingredients. Bake in a large pan in 325 degree oven- takes about 1 hour. This can be made into cupcakes (if this is made into cupcakes the tops form like a cookie) |
| Special Notes |
| Great Aunt Leona wrote the following about this recipe: Your Great Grandmother Marie McGwin was 14 years old in 1902 when she learned to make this cake. She repeated this to me in 1975 when she was 87. She always had an excellent memory. She died at 91 in 1979. |
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