Submitted by Carolyn Minson, Miami, Okla.
Ingredients:
1 C sugar
1/2 C shortening
1 C raisins cooked and hot in water
1 C hot raisin juice
1/2 Tbsp baking soda
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 to 1 C walnuts or pecans
1 1/2 C flour
Directions:
Mix all together and bake 350 degrees for 1 hour. To make this into a fruit cake, double the recipe and add two 1-pound cartons of candied fruit mix. This was my mother’s favorite recipe for Christmas fruitcake.
