Watkins' Economy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. boiling water
1 to 2 c. raisins
1/3 c. lard
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
1 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Boil sugar, water, lard and raisins together for 3 minutes until sugar is dissolved; cool mix.
Sift together all dry ingredients and stir into cooled raisin mixture.
Add vanilla. Pour into square cake pan and bake about 25 minutes at 350\u00b0. Serve plain or with white frosting.