Hobo Bread (Aunt Eleanor)

Ingredients

Bring to boil:

2 cups raisins

4 teaspoon soda

2 1/2 cups of water

In a bowl:

2 cups of sugar

2 eggs

3 tablespoon oil

4 cups flour

2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups nuts

1 cup cut dates

Directions

In a saucepan, bring to a boil, the raisins, soda and water. Cool slightly. Grease tins.

In a bowl, mixed eggs, sugar, oil, and flour. Then add salt, baking powder, alternately with the cooled raisins mixture to which you will add dates and nuts.

Bake at 350° for one hour. Let’s stand for 15 minutes before taking out.

Makes six loaves of bread