2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 tbsp. vegetable shortening
1/2 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup raisins

Combine over hot (not boiling) water, chocolate chips and shortening. Heat until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and stir in almond and raisins. Spread into a waxed paper-lined 13x9x2-inch baking pan (make wax paper long enough so that candy can be easily lifted out of pan) Chill in refrigerator about 15 minutes; remove and score top with tines of fork to resemble bark. Return to refrigerator and chill until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes. Before serving, break into bite-size pieces.
Makes 1 lb. of candy.