War Cake (World War I)
["1 box raisins", "2 c. sugar (rounded)", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "1 tsp. allspice", "1 tsp. nutmeg", "2 c. hot water", "1 c. lard or butter", "1 tsp. soda", "1 c. preserves (whatever kind you like)", "2 tsp. baking powder", "about 4 c. flour for a stiff batter"]
["Boil first 9 ingredients for 3 minutes.", "Add preserves, then add baking powder and the flour to make a stiff batter.", "Pour in tube pan.", "Bake in moderate oven."]
["raisins", "sugar", "cinnamon", "allspice", "nutmeg", "water", "lard", "soda", "preserves", "baking powder", "flour"]