½ cup soft shortening
½ cup well-packed brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
½ cup milk and ½ cup molasses, mixed together
1 Cup wirole witt ur flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. powdered ginger
½ tsp. cinnamon
tsp. nutmeg
I cup raisins
Cream shortening in a large bowl with sugar and salt, mix in milk and molasses. (It won't hurt to use an electric mixer at this stage.) With a spoon, mix in whole wheat flour.
Sift together remaining flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour liquid ingredients over dry, drop in raisins and mix just enough to moisten. Spoon into 12 well-buttered muffin tins and bake in a 400°F. xxx 375F oven about 20 minutes.