1 quart barley flour 1 quart rolled oats 1 1/2 pints bran 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 cup corn syrup 1/3 cup molasses

1 1/2 cups shortening 1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon cloves 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon soda

3 eggs, well beaten

2 or more cups raisins

Sift together flour, spices, salt, and soda; add bran and rolled oats. Beat eggs; add sugar, molasses, milk, syrup, and shortening; combine mixtures. Add raisins which have been washed, dried, and chopped if necessary. Beat well; drop by tablespoonfuls, an inch apart, on oiled pans. Bake in moderate oven. Makes about six dozen good-sized cookies.