Cheap Dark Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups water
• 1 lb sticky raisins (not seeded)
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 mix together 2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, 2 cups water and 1 lb. sticky raisins. boil for 5 minutes. remove from heat and let cool.
• 2 sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. add to raisin mixture.
• 3 bake for 1 hour in 325f oven.
• 4 you can also add cherries (red and green), mixed peel, nutmeats, and currants as well to this recipe.