Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized orange
• 1 cup raisins or dates
• 2 tbsp. melting shortening
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 beaten egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup choped nut meats

Directions

1. Pour juice from orange in standard 8-ounce measuring cup; add boiling water to fill cup.

2. Remove most of white membrane from orange rind; force thru food chopper with raisins using coarse blade; add diluted orange juice.

3. Cream shortening, vanilla extract, and egg.

4. Add flour sifted with salt, baking powder, soda, and sugar; beat well.

5. Sir in nut meats.

6. Bake in waxed-paper-lined 5×9-inch pan in moderate oven (350) about 1 hour.

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