Uncle Joe's Oatmeal Cake

1/3 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs
1 cup cooked oatmeal
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. each soda, and cinnamon
1 cup raisins

Mix; bake in greased and floured loaf pan at 350 degrees approximately one half hour until cake springs back when touched.   Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Grandpa Piotrowski's brother Joe had retired when I met him.  He was a former prison guard with many interesting tales to tell.  He enjoyed cooking and liked to make the best of the ingredients on hand.  This is his recipe for a cake he made with oatmeal left over from breakfast.