Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1911 — Spiced Raisins. [ARTICLE]

Spiced Raisins.

These are very good served with cold tongue or sliced ham. Make » syrup of two pounds of brown sugar, a pint of vinegar and a teaspoon of cloves and cinnamon.. Tie the spices in a bag. When it boils skim carefully and pour over It two pounds of the finest raisins and simmer the* whole for an hour, or let them stand until the second day, and then reheat syrup, put in raisins and let then* stand where they Will keep just below the boiling point, until the raisins are plump and tender, then seal upin glass jars. Prunes can also housed, but must be soaked first.