Crumb Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 lb.) box raisins, cooked and cooled
4 c. flour
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix together the flour, sugar, shortening, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
Take out 1/2 cup for on top of cake.
Add cooked raisins to this mixture, then add 2 heaping teaspoonfuls soda to 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk; add to first mixture.
Pour into a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Sprinkle the 1/2 cup crumbs over top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 1 hour.