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1 cup water	1 cup shortening
2 cups raisins	4 cups flour
1 tsp soda	1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar	1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar	1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla	1 tsp salt
3 eggs	1 pkg chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Combine the water and raisins; boil 5 minutes; cool. Add soda. Cream sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, and shortening. Combine creamed mixture and the raisin mixture. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and raisin mixture. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Drop from tsp on greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 10-12 minutes.