Spice Cake - Marjorie Seymour Lithgow

1 stick oleo
2 cups sugar
2 cups buttermilk or sour milk
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cloves
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 cup raisins (cooked and floured)
nuts

Mix oleo and sugar. Add dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.