Poor Man’s Cake - Ruth Fletcher

1 cup raisins                                         
1 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon                                   
2 cups water
½ cup lard                                            
1 tsp ground cloves
2 cups flour                                          
1 tsp soda

Boil raisins, sugar, cinnamon, water, lard, and cloves until raisins are puffy.  Add flour and soda.  Bake in loaf pan at 350 º until done.