Boston Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. shortening
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. dark molasses
2 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. seedless raisins

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Beat in egg and molasses.
Beat in remaining ingredients.
Spoon into 2 well-greased 1 quart molds, filling a little more than half full.
Cover with foil. Set molds on rack in deep kettle and add boiling water to come halfway up sides of molds.
Cover and steam for 2 1/2 hours. Replace boiling water to keep up level of liquid.