KITTY (fruit) PUDDING

1.5 cups flour
1 cup fruit – try dates, peaches, nuts, figs
1 cup milk
2 Tab treacle
ginger
2 Tab shortening
1 tsp bicarb
2 Tab sugar
2 Tab breadcrumbs
spice

Dissolve bicarb in the milk and mix all ingredients together. Steam for 3 hours.