¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon mace
½ cup butter or other shortening
½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2 cups raisins
½ cup broken nut meats
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, salt, and spices, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugars gradually, creaming until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat thoroughly; then raisins and nuts and mix well. Add flour gradually, mixing well. Drop from teaspoon on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven (350°F.) 15 minutes. Makes 4½ dozen hermits.