1 lb. sugar

1 lb. flour

1 heaping teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 eggs, slightly beaten

2 teaspoons nutmeg

1 lb. raisins

1 lb. pecans, chopped

1 cup whiskey

 

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.  Mix baking powder with flour, then add to creamed mixture, small amounts at a time.  Add salt, nutmeg, whiskey, pecans, and raisins.  Bake in tube pan for 2 to 3 hours in 300 to 325 deg. oven.  Let cool thoroughly before removing from pan.  Keep cake in covered cake pan.