Italian Raisin Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. seedless raisins
2 c. water
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. soft butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 c. flour
2 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Cook raisins in water 10 minutes.
Strain and reserve 1 cup liquid.
Add baking soda to reserved raisin liquid; set aside. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, salt and spices until fluffy. Add flour and liquid alternately beating well after each addition. Stir in raisins and nuts; beat thoroughly.
Pour into a well-greased 1-inch tube pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on rack before removing from pan.