Six tablespoons of shortening,
Two and one-half cups of flour,
Five teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
One cup of water.
Beat hard and thoroughly mix and then bake one-half of this mixture in well-greased custard cups for cottage pudding. To the balance of the mixture add a choice of any of the following:
One-half cup cocoanut or
One-half cup of finely chopped nuts,
One-half cup of finely chopped raisins,
One-half cup of currants, candied orange peel or lemon peel,
One-half cup of finely chopped figs, dates or evaporated apricots.