Old Fashioned Raisin Bars Recipe - Recipe Tweets

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts pecans or walnuts
• Topping for Raisin Bars:
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 1/2 cups confectionery sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla Enough milk to make spreadable or to make think enough to drizzle over raisin bars.