3 c Sifted flour 1/4 c Molasses
3/4 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Sour or butter milk
1/4 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Chopped currants
1 Egg, unbeaten 1 1/2 c Raisins, chopped
1 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Chopped citron or candied
1/2 c Shortening -lemon peel
Preheat oven to 325F. Sift together flour, salt and soda. Cream
together the shortening, sugar and molasses. Beat in the egg.
Alternately add the dry ingredients and sour/buttermilk. Sitr in the
fruit. Pour the batter into 2 greased 8 x 4 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pans
and bake for 75 minutes.
Yields
2 loaves