Refrigerator Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
2 c. seedless raisins
5 tsp. baking soda
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. salt
4 c. All Bran cereal
2 c. 40% Bran Flakes
1 qt. buttermilk
5 c. sifted plain flour
1 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Pour boiling water over raisins and All Bran cereal.
Add soda to this and set aside to cool.
Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Add buttermilk to sugar mixture.
Sift flour into bowl, saving 1/2 cup to flour nuts.
Add salt and 40% Bran Flakes to flour.