Family Favorite Recipe from Mom (Barbara) Humphrey<\/p>\n
1 cup water
\n2 cups raisins
\n2 cups sugar
\n1 cup shortening
\n4 cups flour
\n3 eggs
\n1 tsp vanilla
\n2 tsp salt
\n1\/4 tsp nutmeg
\n1\/4 tsp all spice
\n1 tsp baking powder
\n1 1\/2 tsp cinnamon
\n1 tsp baking soda
\n1 cup chopped walnuts<\/p>\n
Add raisins to water and boil five minutes, then cool.<\/p>\n
Cream shortening, sugar and add eggs one at atime, vanilla, cooled raisin mixture and nuts<\/p>\n
Sift dry ingredients and add to raisin mixture.<\/p>\n
Bake 400 degrees fro about 10 to 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.<\/p>\n
I use the middle scoop for larger cookies on a greased cookie sheet.<\/p>\n
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Family Favorite Recipe from Mom (Barbara) Humphrey 1 cup water 2 cups raisins 2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 4 cups flour 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp salt 1\/4 tsp nutmeg 1\/4 tsp all spice 1 tsp baking powder 1 1\/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chopped walnuts Add raisins…<\/p>\n