Election Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. milk
2 c. sugar
1 c. yeast
2 c. sugar
2 c. butter
3 eggs
1/2 nutmeg
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 lb. raisins
a gill of brandy

Preparation

Stir milk, sugar and yeast to a batter and let stand overnight; in the morning, add sugar, butter, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, raisins and brandy.
Brown sugar is much better than white for this kind of cake and it is improved by dissolving a half-teaspoon of soda in a tablespoon of milk in the morning.
It should stand in the greased pans and rise some time until quite light before baking.