Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. raisins
1 1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 2/3 c. flour
1/2 c. nuts

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add rest of dry ingredients. Blend.
Add raisins-water mixture and nuts.
Fill to half 4 (No. 2) cans that have been well oiled or greased.
Bake 1 hour at 350\u00b0 or until bread springs back when pressed lightly.
Cool 5 minutes, then remove from cans.
Finish cooling.
(Freezes well.)
Any No. 2 vegetable or fruit can will do.