Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Place the butter, sugar, salt, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and egg in large mixing bowl, beat with electric mixer until smooth. Add flour and baking soda to egg mixture, stir in apples, raisins, pecans, and milk. Blend well. Drop dough by teaspoons about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove cookies from pan while still warm. When storing cookies use wax paper between each layer to prevent cookies from sticking to each other. Makes 6 dozen