Drop Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. nuts, chopped
1 c. raisins

Preparation

Sift first 6 ingredients together.
Cream shortening and sugar together.
Add milk to beaten eggs.
Add dry ingredients alternately with liquid to cream mixture.
Add nuts and raisins. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven until browned.
Makes 3 dozen.