Sausage Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Mix sausage, sugar and spices.
2. 2
   Boil raisins in water until only 1 cup of fluid remains from original 2 cups.
3. 3
   Add soda to 1 cup of fluid from raisins.
4. 4
   Add to sausage mixture.
5. 5
   Add flour and mix well.
6. 6
   Add raisins, nuts and dates.
7. 7
   Mixture will be very stiff.
8. 8
   Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
9. 9
   Bake at 325° for 1 1/2 hours.