Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg, milk, salt, and nutmeg. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder. Mix thoroughly. Add sufficient flour to make a soft roll dough. Chill dough. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet 1/3 inch thick. Cut with floured cutter. Fry in deep fat (365 F) until brown. Drain on crumpled absorbent paper. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, Ma.