Old Fashioned Raisin Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup raisins
1 cup water
1/2 cup salad oil or 1/2 cup shortening
1 slightly beaten egg
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Combine raisins and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in salad oil, cool to lukewarm. Stir in sugar and egg. Sift together dry ingredients; beat into raisin mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into greased 9 x 13\" pan. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes or until done. When cooled cut into bars. Dust with powdered sugar.