Mrs. Claus' Cookies

Yield:	75 Cookies
Categories:	Cookies, Holiday

8		Stewed California dried figs
DIVIDER		-- (unsweetened)
1/2	c	Shortening
1	c	Sugar
2		Eggs
1	ts	Salt
2	c	Sifted all-purpose flour
1	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	ts	Mace
1 1/2	c	Crunchy rice cereal
1	c	Coarsely broken walnut meats
1/2	c	Currants