Poor Man's Muffins

You will need:

• 1 cup granulated sugar 
• 1/2 cup margarine 
• 1 cup water 
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice 
• 2 cups flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Place sugar, margarine, water, and spices in a pot and bring to a boil for one minute. Cool. Blend in four, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Put in paper-lined muffin cups. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Makes a dozen muffins.

I made these muffins for an event at my church the other day, and since I get so many compliments, I thought I would share the recipe. A few years ago, I was wandering around in an antique store, "Ponder's Antiques" (in Daphne, Alabama) when I came across this set of 1960s recipe books. Being in college, I decided to flip through every recipe until I found one I could make for really cheap, and this is the one I found!

They're called Poor Man's muffins because most of the ingredients you should already have in your kitchen, and it doesn't require any eggs or milk! When I make them, I don't have any allspice or nutmeg, and just the cinnamon tastes delicious. I put cream cheese frosting on top, and it goes really well with the recipe.

Anyway, let me know if you try these Poor Man's Muffins—I hope you like them!!