Depression Cake I

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• in a saucepan combine the shortening, water, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and sugar. simmer for 10 minutes. remove form heat and let stand until cool.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• stir the flour and baking soda into the cooled raisin mixture and mix until just combined. pour batter into the prepared pan.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 45 minutes.