Mom'S Bake And Boil Cake

• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 small cup shortening
• 1 c. sugar (heaping)
• 1 lb. seedless raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 2 c. boiling water
• 1 tsp. baking soda (heaping)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 c. wine
• 4 c. flour
• ground nuts

1. Combine first 8 ingredients and boil 3 minutes.
2. Cool and add baking soda, vanilla, wine, flour and ground nuts.
3. Grease pan and put wax paper in and grease paper.
4. Bake cake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour or until center is dry when testing center.
5. Makes 2 loaf cakes or one tube cake.
6. Tube cake could take longer to bake than 1 hour (1 hour 15 mintues or 1 1/2 hours).
7. Pat with wine before storing. Ice with white frosting.

ground cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, shortening, sugar, raisins, currants, boiling water, baking soda, vanilla, wine, flour, ground nuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=914386 (may not work)