Poverty Food Tip of the Day - A fruit and a bread

[FrodoSwaggins]

I could write a lot of these, but here's just one:
You can rehydrate dried fruits, like raisins and craisins. Raisins are much cheaper of course.
Some people swear by soaking them in some hot water for 2 minutes. Other people like to put them in the fridge in water overnight.
After that, you can use them for baking and know that you will have fruit in the bread or cake and not hard lumps. This is especially relevant since I'm sure we'll all be baking soda bread for St. Patrick's Day in a week or so.
Soda Bread Recipe

• 2 cups all-purpose flour ($0.27)
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda ($0.01)
  
• 1/2 tsp salt ($0.06)
  
• 1 cup water (could use milk)
  
• 2 table spoons of a cooking oil
  

Optional:

• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  
• 1 cup raisins (rehydrated)
  

Sacrilegious:

• Walnuts
  
• A shot of Anisette
  

Stir the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add the wet ingredients. Sugar is "to taste." You can add some crushed nuts or substitute craisins if you prefer (moneybags!). No need to KNEAD. Dump your dough into a slow cooker on high and stick a knife in it after an hour to see if the center is cooked. For most slow cookers, a DOUBLED recipe (4 cups flour, etc) will provide a more appropriate sized loaf.
Serve warm with cheap-ass margarine because this is a poverty food (butter good of course).