Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 beaten eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. sour milk (1/2 c. milk and 1 Tbsp. vinegar)
1 c. seeded raisins
1 c. broken nut meats

Preparation

Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour milk.
Add fruits and nut meats; drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake in moderately hot oven (375\u00b0) about 12 minutes. Dates may be omitted and raisins increased to 2 cups.
Makes 4 dozen cookies.