Gramma Ritchey'S Fruit Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 c. Crisco
    1 1/2 c. sugar
    3 eggs, well beaten
    2 Tbsp. molasses
    2 c. raisins, floured
    2 c. dates, chopped and floured
    4 c. canned fruits (crushed pineapple, peaches, pears, applesauce, maraschino cherries)
    1 1/2 c. nuts, chopped
    1 tsp. vanilla
    2 tsp. grated lemon rind
    2 tsp. grated orange rind
    juice from 2 lemons
    juice from 2 oranges
    1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 3 Tbsp. hot water
    3 1/2 c. flour
    1 tsp. cloves
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    1/2 tsp. salt
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
    Cream Crisco and sugar.
    Add eggs and molasses; mix well.
    Add fruits, nuts, dates, vanilla, soda, water, then flour, spices and salt which have been sifted together.
    Drop by spoonful onto well-greased and floured cookie sheet.
    Bake at 375\u00b0 for 15 minutes.
    Remove to rack to cool.

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