2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup butter, margarine, or shortening
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 beaten eggs
1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9 x 13 baking pan; set aside. Combine flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside 1/2 cup. Stir baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg into remaining crumb mixture.
Combine eggs and buttermilk. Add egg mixture all at once to dry mixture; mix well. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Stir together reserved crumb mixture and nuts. Sprinkle atop batter.
Bake at 350º for 35 to 40 minutes or till a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
