Hermit Bars

1/2 cup shorting
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 t.baking soda
1/2 cupwarm coffee
1 egg
3 cups flour
1/2 t.salt
1 t. groung cinnamon
1.t. ground cloves
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together the shorting and sugar until smooth, Stir in the mollasses and egg. Disolve the baking soda in warm coffee,stir into molasses mixture. Combine the flour .salt,cimmamom, cloves, gradually stir into the batter. Mix in raisins,Form dough into 4 long strips lenghwise on cookie sheet.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet ,then cut each strip into 2 inch bars while still warm.