Old Fashioned Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. raisins
1/2 c. margarine
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. molasses
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg and cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cover 2 cups raisins with cold water and boil.
Put aside to cool.
Cream together sugar, molasses and margarine.
Add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour and baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves.
Add to other mixture and mix well.
Add cooled raisins and nuts.
Pour into 13 x 9-inch greased pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool and cut into squares.