1/2	C	butter or margarine - softened
1	C	firmly packed brown sugar
1		egg
3/4	C	buttermilk
2	tsp.	baking soda
2	C	all-purpose four
1	tsp.	ground cinnamon
1	tsp.	ground nutmeg
1	tsp.	ground allspice
1/2	tsp.	ground cloves
1	C	apple butter
1/2	C	chopped pecans

Cream butter and brown sugar; add egg beat well. Combine buttermilk and soda.

Combine flour and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in apple butter and chopped pecans.

Pour into greased 9x5x3 inch loafpan. Bake at 350F for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove to wire rack, and cool completely.

Yield: 1 loaf