Ingredients for 1 servings:
1. 2 tablespoons shortening
2. 1/4 cup sugar
3. 1 egg
4. 3/4 cup dark molasses
5. 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
6. 1 teaspoon salt
7. 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
8. 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
9. 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
10. 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
11. 3/4 cup raisins

Directions:
1. Cream the shortening and sugar together.
2. Beat in the egg and molasses.
3. Beat in the flour through the buttermilk.
4. Stir in the raisins.
5. Spoon into 2 well-greased coffee cans, making them a little more than half full.
6. Cover with greased lids or foil.
7. Set coffee cans on a rack or an inverted dinner plate in a deep kettle and add boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the cans.
8. Cover and steam 2½ hrs.
9. Replace boiling water periodically to maintain the level of liquid.

Enjoy your meal!