Boiled Brown Cake(A Holiday Cake)

• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. white sugar
• 1 c. shortening or 1/2 margarine or butter
• 1 c. seeded raisins
• 1 c. pitted dates
• 2 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 c. warm water
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 Tbsp. warm water
• 4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 c. chopped walnuts

1. Put first 10 ingredients in pan and bring to a boil.
2. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Set in pan of cold water if you wish. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of soda in warm water and stir into mixture and then gradually beat in 4 cups flour.
4. Put the walnuts in with last of flour.
5. Bake in a greased Bundt type pan for 1 hour at 350u0b0. Let cool in pan and then turn out.

brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, seeded raisins, dates, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, water, baking soda, water, flour, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=181359 (may not work)