Carrot Cake VI

I received this recipe almost 50 years ago when I was on my first job.The carrots are precooked with the spices, making it very moist and delicious.

Preheat oven to 190 degrees ( 190 C ).Grease a 23x13 centimetre loaf pan, and line with wax paper.
Combine water, sugar, raisins, grated carrots, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and butter in a medium saucepan.Cook over low heat for 5 minutes.Cool.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, nuts, and salt.Stir in carrot mixture.Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1.25 hours, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.Cool on wire racks.