Raisin Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. seedless grapes
2 c. water
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. flour
1 egg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Add water to raisins and boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add shortening and let cool while you sift the flour, sugar, soda and spices together. Add to cooled raisin mixture and beat well. Add egg and beat. Add nuts, of desired. Pour into a large flat greased and floured pan. Bake about 35 minutes in moderate oven. Cut into squares.