Blueberry Muffins

1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 cup liquid shortening (vegetable oil)
1 egg - beaten
1/2 cup milk

Mix the dry ingredients with a fork. Mix the wet ingredients with a fork. Gently add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until almost mixed. Add the blueberries which have been rinsed and drained in a large strainer. Finish mixing but do not over-mix. Fill greased muffin cups 1/2 to 2/3 full or put in cupcake papers. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Yields about a dozen muffins.