POOR MAN’S CAKE

POOR MAN’S CAKE


1 lb. raisins
2 cups sugar
3 cups water
4 Tbsp. shortening
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts


Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Combine the raisins, sugar, and water in a saucepan for 10 minutes over medium heat.

Add the shortening and let mixture cool.

Stir in salt, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, flour, and nuts and transfer to a 9-x-13-inch baking pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes.