Pound cake, bursting with aromatic dried fruit and holiday warmth, is an inseparable dessert from Christmas. Discover how to prepare this traditional treat and enhance your holiday table with it.

and a half pound of chopped raisins, 3 eggs, a teaspoon of saleratus (baking powder), and allspice to taste. Mix it all together into a batter, and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until ...