This section is from the book "More Recipes For Fifty", by Frances Lowe Smith. Also available from Amazon: More Recipes For Fifty.
1 1/4 cups fat
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 2/3 tablespoons soda
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 quarts barley flour 1/2 cup corn syrup
3 cups raisins
Mix raisins with one-half cup extra flour. Mix and sift dry ingredients together. If sauce is unsweetened, add half a cup more sugar. Cream sugar and fat together; add syrup, apple sauce, and flour, then floured raisins. If sauce is very moist, another cup flour may be needed. Bake in shallow pans, in moderate oven, forty-five minutes, or until done.
 
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