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Boiling Water Cake

1 cupful boiling water 1 cupful sultana raisins 1 cupful sugar 2½ cupfuls flour 1½ cupful Crisco 1½ teaspoonful salt 1 egg 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1/4 cupful chopped candied 1/4 teaspoonful grated nutmeg citron peel 1½ teaspoonful lemon extract Put Crisco and sugar into basin, pour boiling water over them; let stand till cold, then add egg well beaten, sift in flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg, add peel, raisins, and lemon extract, and mix well. Turn into greased and floured small square tin and bake in moderate oven half hour. Cool and cover with boiled frosting.

Sufficient for one small cake.