Raisin Bars

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1¾ cups flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• ½ tsp. cloves
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped

Combine raisins and water and bring to a boil, remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm. Sift dry ingredients. To raisin mixture, add oil, sugar, beaten egg, and sifted dry ingredients, mixing until the ingredients have been moistened. Do not over mix. Spread mixture in a greased and floured pan 9 x 9 inch, and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. After the raisin bars are done, dust with confectioners sugar and cut into bars. It makes about 16 bars.