1 cup butter (use real butter)
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup water
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups raisins
Preheat oven to 320°F.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, combining well.
Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with water. When everything is combined, add the raisins and nuts that have been dredged in a little flour. (This keeps them from dropping to the bottom of the batter.) Mix well. Place in a greased loaf pan. Bake about two hours or until a cake tester comes out clean.