Ingredients:

• 2 cups light brown sugar
  
• 1 cup sour milk
  
• 2 cups flour
  
• 1 cup seedless raisins
  
• 2 egg whites
  
• 3 egg yokes, well beaten
  
• 1 1/2 cups melted shorting
  
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  
• 1 teaspoon ground clove
  
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  

Instructions:

• Sift and measure flour
  
• Add all spices and soda
  
• Resift and set aside
  
• Cream together the melted shortening and sugar
  
• To that, mix in the egg yokes
  
• Add the flour/spice mixture to the liquid mix gradually, adding in the sour milk as you go to make a stiff, smooth batter.
  
• Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks
  
• Carefully fold the beaten egg whites into the batter
  
• Dust the raisins with fine flour and stir them into the batter sufficiently to distribute them throughtout
  
• Bake in two layers
  
• Put layers together with soft maple or Caramel Icing with a desirable quantity of chopped nut meats in the filling.
  
• OR, Bake in loaf, and serve cuts with Caramel or cream sauce, or whipped cream.
  

Notes:

• This was among my mom's hand written recipies.