Simple Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. water
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. raisins
1 c. currants
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. flour
1 tsp. lemon rind
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Boil water, sugar, shortening, raisins, currants, salt and spices until the fruit is soft and the shortening melted.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add flour, lemon and soda; mix thoroughly.
Bake in a well-greased and floured loaf pan at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour.