War Cake

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons shortening
• 1/2-3/4 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda, disolved in a small amount of water

Preparation

Step 1

In medium sized pan, mix together the first 7 ingredients.

After mixture starts to bubble, boil for 5 minutes.
Cool. When mixture is cold, add three cups of flour and soda, mix well.
Pour into a greased tube pan.
Bake 350-375 for about hour.