Cold Water Cake

2 c White sugar

1 ts Cinnamon

1 ts Nutmeg

1 ts Cloves

2 tb Shortening

1 lb Muscat raisins

2 c Cold water

3 c Flour

1 ts Soda

1 ts Vanilla

1 ts Salt

Put first 7 ingredients in saucepan, stir and boil 5 minutes. Let cool. Add the vanilla then the flour, soda and salt witch have been sifted to-gether. Add cherries and nuts , I use small bottle of cherries and a half cup of chopped nuts and I also add at least a cup of regular raisins. -----