1 cup dried raisins
1 cup light or dark brown sugar — (packed)
1 cup water or milk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening or butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and ginger
2 cups sifted flour — resifted with 1
teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup walnuts — chopped
Combine the raisins with sugar, water, shortening and spices and simmer for a m inute. Cool to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a 9inch square baking pan. Comb ine cooled raisin mixture with flour and nuts. Transfer to baking pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick when inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool in pan and cut into squares.