1990 Community Recipe · Mother's Cookbook Collection
Hobo Bread
Contributed by Kathy Roberts to the Christmas community recipe collection.
Gather
Ingredients
- 1½ cups raisins
- 1½ cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon shortening (Crisco)
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2½ cups flour
Prepare
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease four vegetable cans suitable for oven use, or use appropriate small baking pans.
- Boil raisins in water for one minute; set aside to cool.
- Mix sugar, shortening, egg, molasses, baking soda and flour.
- Add raisins and their liquid, and mix well.
- Fill prepared pans about ½ full.
- Bake at 350°F for 40–50 minutes, checking for doneness before removing.
Kitchen Notes
The original used four greased vegetable cans and praised blackstrap molasses as the key ingredient. Modern food cans may have unsuitable linings, so oven-safe bakeware is a safer substitution.
Historic source transcription, not an independently tested adaptation.
Original Source
Submitted by Kathy Roberts. Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes, Timesaver Shopping Guide, December 11, 1990, page 10. From Mother's cookbook collection.