Cream butter and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, spices and salt;
dissolve soda in molasses.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture
alternately with molasses and milk.
Spoon into greased and floured 10" tube pan,
and bake at 325F for 1 1/2-2 hours
or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 5 min.;
then turn out on cake rack to cool.
Yield: one 1" cake.