Irene's Famous Buttertarts

3 tbsp. butter or margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup raisins

1 egg

Mix ingredients together and bake for 15 minutes at 425°F.

Makes 1 dozen.

'Never Fail' Pastry:

1 lb. shortening (2 cups)

5 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 egg

1 tsp. vinegar

In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Cut shortening into flour mixture. Beat egg in measuring cup, fill with cold water to 1 cup. Add vinegar. Pour in flour mixture.

Make a dough, roll it out, cut out round shapes with a glass, gentle tuck into tart pans. Spoon in filling. Bake for 8 minutes at 425°F. Let cool.

Makes 7 to 8 dozen. tarts