2 cups boiling water
2 cups dark raisins
4 tsp. baking soda
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. oil

Pour boiling water over raisins. Don't stir. Let stand, covered, overnight.

Combine baking soda, flour, sugar and salt. Add oil and mix. Grease and flour well three 1 lb. coffee tins. Fill each 1/3 full with batter. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Finish baking at 325°F for 30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

As bread cools, turn cans on their sides occasionally. Cool on sides. May be frozen.

Makes 3 hobo breads.

Submitted by: kchaney