Created by dienia b on February 9, 2017
Step 1: Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, beating well.
Step 2: Add molasses and soda , milk, and flour that has been sifted together with the spices.
Step 3: Beat well.
Step 4: Add raisins.(soaked in a cup of boiling water and
Step 5: 1 tablespoon brandy to get plump,not in origanal recipe but they did that back in the day)
Step 6: Bake in greased 8-inch tube pan at 350 F for 45-55 minutes.
Step 7: Brush the top with a little butter, and garnish with overlapping slices of crystallized ginger.