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Recipe courtesy of Joanne Lamb Hayes

Show: Cooking Live

Episode: All American Dishes

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Total:: 1 hr 16 min
Prep:: 15 min
Inactive:: 1 min
Cook:: 1 hr

Yield:: 12 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1 pound raisins
2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 cups water
4 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

Combine raisins, brown sugar, water, lard, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-inch tube pan. Stir together flour and baking soda. Fold dry ingredients into cooled raisin mixture. Spoon into greased pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound raisins; 2 cups packed light brown sugar; 2 cups water; 4 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda