HERMITS
- 6 tablespoons shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup seeded raisins
- 2 tablespoons cut citron
Cream shortening, add sugar and beaten egg; mix well; add milk very slowly; sift flour, baking powder, salt and spices together and add slowly; chop fruit; dredge with flour and add. Drop from spoon on greased tins and bake in moderate oven 15 minutes.