Yum Yum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 c. water or tomato juice
1 c. Crisco
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 box raisins (8 oz.)
4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. walnuts
6 oz. maraschino cherries

Preparation

Cook the first 7 ingredients together until raisins are soft. Allow to cool; add the next 5 ingredients and mix well by hand. Batter will be very stiff.
Grease and flour Bundt or 2 loaf pans. Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 350\u00b0.