Anonymous Fri Oct 07 16:42:56 2005

4 t Baking soda

2 c Boiling water

2 c Dark raisins

4 c Flour

2 c Sugar

1/2 t Salt

4 T Oil

Mix baking soda and water together and pour over raisins. Let stand overnight without

stirring. Next morning sift together flour, sugar and salt and stir this into the raisin mixture

with a spoon. Add oil and continue to mix well with a spoon. Batter will be thick. Grease and

flour 3 one pound coffee cans and put 1/3 of batter into each can leaving top of can open for

baking. (Cans will be about 1/2 full). Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour, reduce heat to 325

degrees and bake another 1/2 hour. Near the end of the baking cover the open cans with

foil if necessary to prevent excessive browing. Test breads with a long cake tester and

remove from oven. Lay cans on their sides and turn occasionally to loosen bread. (Be sure

to do this!) Mary Malloy Guild of St. Mary of the Nativity, Scituate, MA