¹⁄₂ cupful of lard (scant),

¹⁄₂ teaspoonful of salt,

1 cupful of raisins,

1 cracker,

1 lemon,

²⁄₃ cupful of sugar,

1 egg,

A little salt.

Beat the egg, add sugar, salt, lemon juice and grated rind. Roll cracker fine, chop raisins and mix all together. Roll the crust thin, cut into rounds. Put a spoonful of filling between two rounds and pinch the edges together. Prick top crust with fork. Bake in iron pan for twenty minutes.

NEW ORLEANS DARK NUT BREAD