VEGETARIAN STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 medium onions (chopped)
1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup water
1 cup fresh minced parsley
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup raisins
2 tsp. salt (or less/ to taste)
3/4 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. pepper
Grape leaves (for stuffing and for lining pot)

Saute onions in the oil until browned.

Add rice and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes (covered), stirring occasionally.

Add all other ingredients (except grape leaves) and cook for 20 minutes.

When it has cooled a little, use approximaely 1 tsp. of filling per grape leaf and roll up, as for a burrito. The filling should be totally enclosed.

To cook, line a large pot with grape leaves and arrange the Stuffed Grape Leaves in the pot.

Put a plate on top to keep them from floating up, and cover with water.

Simmer for about 1 hour.