Honey Oat Hermits

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 430 ml rolled oats
• 120 g cake flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 125 g shortening
• 250 ml honey
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 50 ml sour milk
• 250 ml raisins, chopped
• 60 ml nuts, chopped
• 8 maraschino cherries, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated

Recipe

• 1 cream together shortening and honey, beating until light. add well beaten eggs and sour milk, chopped fruit and nuts, then lemon juice and rind.
• 2 sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices, add rolled oats and blend well.
• 3 add to the cookie mixture. chill and then drop onto oiled cookie sheet by the spoonful.
• 4 bake in a moderate oven until cooked.