Cover raisins with water.

Bring raisins to a boil for 10 minutes.

Drain raisins, reserving 1 cup of the liquid.

Return the drained raisins to the reserved liquid.

Add shortening to the raisins and liquid mixture.

Set aside the raisin mixture to cool.

Once the raisin mixture is cool, add eggs and mix well.

Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

Add the sifted dry ingredients to the raisin mixture.

Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans.

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour.

Turn the loaves out onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.

Serve buttered.