1 1/2 cups butter Psalms 55:21
2 cups granulated sugar Jeremiah 6:20
6 eggs Isaiah 10:14
4 1/2 cups flour I Kings 4:22
1/8 teaspoon salt Luke 14:34
2 teaspoons baking powder I Corinthians 5:6
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg II Chronicles 9:9
4 teaspoons cinnamon II Chronicles 9:9
2 teaspoons allspice II Chronicles 9:9
2 teaspoons ground cloves II Chronicles 9:9
2 tablespoons honey Judges 4:19
1/2 cup milk Judges 4:19
2 cups raisins II Samuel 16:1
2 cups chopped figs Song of Solomon 2:13
2 cups blanched, slivered almonds Numbers 17:8

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs, one at a time. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and ground cloves and add alternately with the milk to the batter. Stir in the honey and fold in fruits and nuts; mix well. Bake in two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans for one hour or until done. Cool for 30 minutes before removing cakes from pans to rack to finish cooling.