Instructions
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup cherries, cut up
3/4 cup dates, chopped
Cream shortening and sugar. Stir in beaten egg. Sift flour, salt and baking soda together and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add nuts and fruit with the last addition of flour. Drop by teaspoonful on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 13 minutes.
