Spiced Honey Fruit Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey or corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon fat
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped dates, figs, prunes, or raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 2/3 cup milk

Method

1. 1 Cream the fat, honey, and egg together.
2. 2 Sift the dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt, soda).
3. 3 Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed mixture.
4. 4 Pour into a loaf pan and bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 45 minutes.