Poor Man Cake

Grandmother Florence Miller's Poor Man Cake

1 box Raisins
1 cup Crisco
2 Cup sugar
2 eggs

Cook raisins in1cup (maybe 2 cups)of water add sugar while raisins are cooking. Add Crisco after raisins are cooked.

Sift together
1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp cloves, 2 tsp soda, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp allspice, add eggs beat together. Add 1cup (maybe 2 cups)cold water.
Add 4 ½ cups flour.
Mix well
Bake at 350 degrees for 4 hr and 15 min.