War Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 c. shortening
1 tsp. spices (such as cloves, mace or ginger)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. raisins
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. water

Preparation

Sift together flour, soda and baking powder.
Place rest of ingredients in pan and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
Cool thoroughly.
Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Add sifted ingredients to cooled mixture and blend well.
Bake 45 minutes in a greased loaf pan.