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 Bring sugar and water to boil. Add raisins and cook 5 minutes. Add fat and spice. Cool and add sifted soda and flour. Bake in a moderate oven. More fruit and nuts may be added.

Boil chocolate and ½ cup water together until creamy—about 2 minutes. Cool. Cream fat and sugar. Beat egg and add to above. Add chocolate mixture. Add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Add soda to ½ cup boiling water. Stir into mixture and beat well. Bake in 2 layers. (A thin batter.)

Sift dry ingredients. Put fat into a cup. Add eggs unbeaten. Fill up cup with milk. Beat 3 minutes.

Vary with chocolate, cocoanut, nuts or spices.

Mix quick or muffin method.