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Recipes for All Kinds of Sweets - Week 4 November 2012

Since the holiday seasons are fast approaching, I thought we could share our favorites from our sweets recipes (cakes of all kind (from scratch, from cakemix, cheese, fruit, etc; pies including cobblers; cookies; candy; desserts - you get the idea.

Here is a recipe that I have used since 1960 before my kids were born. I think I got it out of our local newspaper. It is a very good sweet for the fall season - the smell and taste invoke a feeling of hominess and comfort.

Saucepan Raisin Spice Bars

1 stick margarine

1/2 cup seedless raisins

2/3 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 t soda

1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 t nutmeg

1/4 t cloves

1 egg

Butter a 9” square pan. Simmer raisins in 1/2 cup water until soft and plump. Drain water saving 2 T. Melt margarine; remove from heat. Add sugar and the 2 T raisin water; blend. Stir in flour, soda, and spices. Add egg and beat well. Add raisins. Pour into pan and bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes. Do not overbake. Cut into squares.

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