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Boiled Raisin Cake
 
1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cup lard
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
 
In saucepan, combine water, sugar, raisins, lard, cinnamon, nutmeg
and cloves. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat;
let cool until warm.

Stir flour and baking soda together; blend into cooled raisin
mixture. Pour into greased and floured 8-inch square cake pan. Bake
in 350:F oven for 45 minutes or until top is firm to the touch.
Let cool in pan on rack. Dust lightly with icing sugar or frost
with Dimple Icing.

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