Six Weeks Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 tsp. baking soda
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
4 c. all-purpose flour
4 c. all-bran cereal
2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
1 qt. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
2 c. 40% bran cereal
2 c. chopped dates or raisins (optional)

Preparation

Add soda to boiling water and cool.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and soda mixture.
Add remaining ingredients. Mix well (this takes a very large pan for mixing).
Keep mixture in tight container in refrigerator.
Let set at least 8 hours before using from it.
May be kept 6 weeks.