April Fool Muffins

Mix dry ingredients. Combine egg, milk, and shortening. Add all at once to dry ingredients. Stir quickly just until dry ingredients are all moistened. Fill well greased muffin pans 1/3 full, using about half of the batter. Put surprise in middle (about 1 teaspoonful). Cover with remaining batter to make cups about 2/3 full. Suggested Surprises: strawberry or raspberry jam, 2 slices of banana pieces of cooked sausage cubes of leftover meat, spicy are best 2-3 seedless grapes slice of apple, size of half dollar 1 rounded tsp. of mixture of confectioners sugar, coconut, butter, (equal parts) and a little nutmeg 1 rounded tsp. of butter, sugar, and raisin (equal parts) plus cinnamon 2-3 red cinnamon candies 2-3 sm. gum drops 2-3 chocolate chips 1 tsp. broken up pieces mint chocolate, "After 8" mints or Andes a nut, honey roasted are good, and for a "trick" an olive a gherkin or sliced pickle a radish cube of extra sharp cheese or use your imagination! Bake at 400 degrees about 25 minutes. Have surprises ready to put in so you can work fast . . . and don't be surprised if you forgot which muffin contains which surpris