Hobo Bread
This recipe appeared in
the Bellwether, a weekly newspaper for the staff of Greenfield Village and Henry
Ford Museum.
2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups boiling water
4 teaspoons baking soda
4 teaspoons butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups walnuts
4 cups flour
Pour boiling water over raisins; let cool. Stir in soda and other ingredients.
Fill 6 or 7 greased and floured large soup cans to half full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. Cool and
remove from cans.
Makes 6 or 7 large loaves or 24 servings.
Per serving: 214 calories; 6.5 g fat (0.9 g saturated fat; 27 percent calories
from fat); 35.3 g carbohydrates; 20 mg cholesterol; 315 mg sodium; 5.3 g
protein; 1.4 g fiber.
