Raisin Squares
["3/4 c. sugar", "1/2 c. butter or margarine", "1 egg", "1 1/2 c. flour", "1/2 c. chopped nuts, if desired", "1 c. cooked raisins", "1 tsp. soda", "1 tsp. vanilla"]
["Cook raisins in 3/4 cup water just to boiling point.", "Remove and drain water, using 1/2 cup of liquid.", "Dissolve", "soda in 1/2 of the raisin water.", "Cream butter, sugar and egg.", "Add flour to which salt and cinnamon is combined.", "Add raisin water alternately with a little flour mixture.", "Add vanilla last.", "Bake in 10 x 15-inch pan at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or less."]
["sugar", "butter", "egg", "flour", "nuts", "raisins", "soda", "vanilla"]