Funeral Pie

2 cups seeded raisins
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnut or pecans work best but try almonds for a change of pace)
2 tablespoons lemon rind
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Cook the raisins and water, covered, until tender, about 5 minutes. Mix together the sugar and flour and add to raisin mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is boiling and boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Stir in the nuts, lemon rind and lemon juice. Pour the hot filling into a 9 inch pastry lined pie pan. Cover with top crust which has slits cut in it. Bake 30 to 40 minutes.

Try Pillsbury’s Ready-Made crust for simplicity.