Shubert Tea Bread

Ingredients

2 cups sifted fluor
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or other shortening
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1 egg, well beaten
2/3 cup sour milk

Sift fluor once, measure, add sugar and salt and sift again,  Cut in butter.  Reserve 1 cup of crumbs.  To remainder add baking soda and spices.  Mix well.  Combine eggs and sour milk; add and stir only until blended.  Sprinkle half of crumbs in bottom of shallow, greased pan.  Turn batter on them and sprinkle remaining crumbs on top of batter.  Bake in moderate oven 375ºF (190ºC) 20 - 25 minutes.  Serve warm.