Old Fashioned Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter and sugar.
2. 2
   Work flour until mealy.
3. 3
   Beat egg yolks, sugar and vanilla until thick and fluffy.
4. 4
   Add baking powder, salt and raisins.
5. 5
   (Cook raisins in water until soft. Drain before adding to mixture.)
6. 6
   Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
7. 7
   Bake in baking pan lined with wax paper.
8. 8
   Always grease the pan before putting wax paper.