Boston Brown Bread

    Ingredients

    1 cup chopped raisins
    2 tsp. baking soda
    1 1/2 cups water
    2 Tbsp. shortening
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg, well beaten
    2 3/4 cups flour
     1 tsp. salt
    1/2 cup chopped nuts

    Directions

    Mix raisins, soda, water, shortening and sugar and
    let stand over night.  Add remaining ingredients.  
    Bake in round greased tin cans, filled half way.  
    Bake at 350 for 1 hour.