Sara'S Christmas Cake Or Poor Man'S Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. raisins
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1 c. nut meats

Preparation

Cover raisins with water and boil gently for 10 minutes.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Add raisins and mix with water from raisins.
Add beaten eggs, melted shortening and chopped nuts. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for about 45 minutes or until done.