Boston Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. raisins
3 c. water
2 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. shortening
2 eggs
5 1/2 c. flour
3 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts (if preferred)

Preparation

Boil raisins and water 5 minutes.
Cool.
Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs.
Add remaining ingredients and raisin mixture.
Grease seven No. 2 tin cans.
Fill half full.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Cool a few minutes on rack, then remove from cans.