INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup
shortening (I used 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening)
1/2 cup
sugar
1
large egg
1 1/2 tbsp
milk
1/2 tsp
vanilla
1 cup
flour
1/2 tsp
baking powder
1/4 tsp
baking soda
1/4 tsp
salt
1/2 cup
raisins or cut-up dates (I used raisins)
1/2 cup
nuts (chopped (I used walnuts))
1 1/2 cups
Wheaties (crushed to fine crumbs)
Candied or maraschino cherries (cut into halves or quarters (I used maraschino))