LARGE BOILED RAISIN CAKE

1 lb. raisins 4 cups flour

1 cup sugar or brown sugar 2 tea. baking soda

¼ tea. salt 2 tea. cinnamon

3 cups cold water 1 tea. cloves

8 tab. shortening 1 tea. nutmeg

Boil raisins, sugar, salt, cold water and shortening for 15 min.; cool thoroughly. Add rest of ingredients and mix well. Add 1 cup of nuts or dried fruit, if desired. Pour into a greased and floured 10” tube pan. Bake at 350’ for 1 hour. This makes a good Christmas cake. It freezes well and may be decorated. To half the recipe use a loaf pan.

BOILED RAISIN CAKE

2 cups raisins 2 tea. nutmeg

1½ cup brown sugar 2 tea. soda

1 cup butter 1 cup liquid from raisins

2 eggs 3 cups flour

2 tea. cinnamon 1 cup nuts

Boil raisins in water. Cream sugar and butter; add eggs and beat well. Add spices. Dissolve soda in raisin liquid and add. Add flour; beat well. Fold in raisins and nuts. Bake in 9X13” pan at 350’ about 1 hour. May dust top with confectioners’ sugar.