In Saucepan, add cold water and 1 1/2 cups sugar to the raisins and cook till raisins are plump and tender. Set aside to cool. Mix the flour, 1/1/2 cups sugar and shortening well with fingertips. Take out 1 cup of this mixture and set aside for crumbs. To remaining crumb mixture, add eggs and milk and mix well. Stir in baking powder. Put raisins in 2 9 inch unbaked pie shells, pour batter over raisins and cover with crumbs.

Bake in hot oven, 440 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 for 35 minutes

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These sweets pies recipes are a collection of recipes that I have gathered over the years. If I can remember where I got the recipe from I will try and credit the source. Many origins of these sweets pies recipes are unknown. Mennonite cookbook. Mrs Shearer.