Crumb Cake

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
3/4 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2  eggs
1/4 cup sour milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease 9x9" pan and dust with flour.  Cream
butter and then beat in sugar.  Add dry ingredients to creamed
mixture and blend until mixture resembles cornmeal.  Reserve 1C of
this mixture and set aside.  Add to remaining mixture, baking soda,
eggs and 1/4c milk.  Beat at low speed for 1 minute.  Add 1/2c milk.
Beat for an additional 2 minutes at low speed.  Pour batter into pan.
Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.  Bake for 40-50 minutes or
until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.  Cool for 5 minutes
and then remove from pan.