Boston Brown Bread
["1 box raisins", "2 c. boiling water", "2 tsp. soda", "2 Tbsp. butter", "1 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. vanilla", "2 c. sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon stirred in", "2 eggs, well beaten", "4 c. plain flour", "1 c. chopped nuts", "1/2 tsp. cloves", "1/2 tsp. nutmeg"]
["You will need 8 empty soup cans well greased for baking the bread."]
["raisins", "boiling water", "soda", "butter", "salt", "vanilla", "sugar", "eggs", "flour", "nuts", "cloves", "nutmeg"]