Crumb Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. each: ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace
1/2 c. butter or other shortening
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. raisins (if desired)

Preparation

Sift together the sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace.
Work in butter or other shortening, as in making biscuits. Take out 1 cup of this crumbly mixture and set aside.