Brown Sugar Spice Fruit Bars

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 1½ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup seeded raisins
• 2 tablespoons cut citron

Method

1. 1 Cream shortening, add sugar and beaten egg, and mix well.
2. 2 Add milk very slowly to the mixture.
3. 3 Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spices together and add slowly.
4. 4 Chop fruit, dredge with flour, and fold into the batter.
5. 5 Drop from spoon onto greased tins and bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 15 minutes.