Baker’s Chocolate. 1 small teaspoon cloves.
Flour to roll very thin. 1 nutmeg.
Sprinkle sugar on top before baking.
HERMITS.
Mrs. Sarah R. Springer.
IVz cups sugar. 3 eggs.
21/^ cups flour✪ Soft Ginger Bread. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
•% lb. raisins. 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in a
1 lb. English walnuts. little hot water.
1 cup butter. A pinch of salt.
Drop by spoonfuls on a well buttered tin. If they spread
too much, add a little more flour. Bake in a moderate oven.
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THE EDWARDSVILLE COOK BOOK.
HERMITS.
Mrs. Abbie L. Greenwood.
Mrs. J. G. Delicate.
1% cups sugar.
1/^ cup butter, (scant).
1 teaspoon soda in a very little
hot water.
% lb. chopped raisins.
2Y2 cups flour.
3 eggs.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
A pinch of salt.
1 lb. chopped nuts.
Drop by spoonful on well buttered tin. If they spread too
■ much add more flour. Bake in moderate oven.
SCOTCH CAKES.
Mrs. Edith M. Tuxhorn.
2Y2 cups brown sugar. 4 teaspoons soda.
1V2 cups butter or 1 cup lard. Y2 cup molasses.
2 eggs. 1 teaspoon each allspice, cloves
5 cups flour. and cinnamon.
Y2 cup sour milk✪ Scotch Cakes.
SCOTCH CAKES.
Mrs. M. Roa.
1 lb. dark brown sugar.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1 teaspoon nutmeg.
1 teaspoon cloves.
Stir the eggs and sugar together ; add spices, and the soda
dissolved in i tablespoon hot water; stir well and mix all with
the flour. Grease pan and sprinkle cakes with water before
putting in oven.
DROP CAKES.
Mrs. H. C. Squire.
1 cup sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
V2 cup butter. Nutmeg to flavor.
1 cup milk. Flour to stir very thick.
2 whites of eggs.
Drop in small spoonfuls on a buttered tin, sprinkle tops with
currants and sugar, and bake quickly.
1 teaspoon allspice.
3 eggs.
1 teaspoon soda.
1 lb. flour✪ Drop Cakes.
CAKES.
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GOOD COOKIES.
Mrs. Geo. D. Shaffer.
2 cups sugar. 1 egg.
1 cup butter. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup sour cream or milk✪ Good Cookies.
Mix soft, roll thin; sift granulated sugar over them and gen-
tly roll it in.
COOKIES.
Mrs. Henry C. Barnsback.
2 full cups sugar. 2 eggs.
1 cup butter and lard mixed, or 1 cup sweet milk.
all lard. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
Mix the dough as soft as can be handled ; roll thin on well
floured board, cut out, and lift to and from baking pan with
broad knife.
“LAPE KUCHEN.”
German Christmas Cakes.
Mrs. M.
Y2 gallon hot molasses.
1 cup sweet milk.
2 nutmegs, grated.
6 lemon rinds, grated.
2 lbs. chopped nuts.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
Flour to make stiff enough to
SPON✪ Lape KuchenGE
Mrs. Abbie L.
5 eggs, beaten separately.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
1 cup sugar.
Must be stiff enough to drop
pan. Bake in hot oven.
Roa.
1 pt. brown sugar.
1 cup lard.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
1 teaspoon cloves.
2 lbs. citron.
roll.
DROP.
Greenwood.
1V2 cups flour.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
from small spoon on buttered
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THE EDWARDSVILT.E COOK BOOK.
' CREAM COOKIES.
Mrs. M. Roa.
4 fresh eggs. ' times.
2 cups sugar. 2 heaping teaspoons baking
1 cup butter. powder.
4 cups flour, sifted several
Cream butter, sugar and eggs until very light and smooth ;
sift baking powder with flour. More than the 4 cups may be
added to make the mixture right for handling. Milk or water
will spoil them.
SUGAR COOKIES.
1V2 cups sugar. V2 cup sour milk.
1 cup butter. 1 teaspoon soda.
Pinch of salt. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Flour to roll very thin. 1 egg.
CRULLERS.
Mrs. J. T. Crocker.
2 pints flour. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
^ eggs. A little salt. ✪ Cream Cookies
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Baker’s Chocolate. 1 small teaspoon cloves.
Flour to roll very thin. 1 nutmeg.
Sprinkle sugar on top before baking.
HERMITS.
Mrs. Sarah R. Springer.
IVz cups sugar. 3 eggs.
21/^ cups flour. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
•% lb. raisins. 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in a
1 lb. English walnuts. little hot water.
1 cup butter. A pinch of salt.
Drop by spoonfuls on a well buttered tin. If they spread too much, add a little more flour. Bake in a moderate oven.
HERMITS.
Mrs. Abbie L. Greenwood. Mrs. J. G. Delicate.
1% cups sugar.
1/^ cup butter, (scant).
1 teaspoon soda in a very little hot water.
% lb. chopped raisins.
2Y2 cups flour.
3 eggs.
1 teaspoon cinnamon. A pinch of salt.
1 lb. chopped nuts.
Drop by spoonful on well buttered tin. If they spread too ■ much add more flour. Bake in moderate oven.
SCOTCH CAKES. Mrs. Edith M. Tuxhorn.
2Y2 cups brown sugar. 4 teaspoons soda.
1V2 cups butter or 1 cup lard. Y2 cup molasses.
2 eggs. 1 teaspoon each allspice, cloves
5 cups flour. and cinnamon.
Y2 cup sour milk.
SCOTCH CAKES.
Mrs. M. Roa.
1 lb. dark brown sugar.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1 teaspoon nutmeg.
1 teaspoon cloves.
Stir the eggs and sugar together ; add spices, and the soda dissolved in i tablespoon hot water; stir well and mix all with the flour. Grease pan and sprinkle cakes with water before putting in oven.
DROP CAKES.
Mrs. H. C. Squire.
1 cup sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
V2 cup butter. Nutmeg to flavor.
1 cup milk. Flour to stir very thick.
2 whites of eggs.
Drop in small spoonfuls on a buttered tin, sprinkle tops with currants and sugar, and bake quickly.
1 teaspoon allspice. 3 eggs.
1 teaspoon soda.
1 lb. flour.
GOOD COOKIES.
Mrs. Geo. D. Shaffer.
2 cups sugar. 1 egg.
1 cup butter. 1 teaspoon soda.
1 cup sour cream or milk.
Mix soft, roll thin; sift granulated sugar over them and gently roll it in.
Mrs. Henry C. Barnsback.
2 full cups sugar. 2 eggs.
1 cup butter and lard mixed, or 1 cup sweet milk.
all lard. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
Mix the dough as soft as can be handled ; roll thin on well floured board, cut out, and lift to and from baking pan with broad knife.
“LAPE KUCHEN.” German Christmas Cakes.
Mrs. M.
Y2 gallon hot molasses.
1 cup sweet milk.
2 nutmegs, grated.
6 lemon rinds, grated.
2 lbs. chopped nuts.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
Flour to make stiff enough to
SPONGE
Mrs. Abbie L.
5 eggs, beaten separately.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
1 cup sugar.
Must be stiff enough to drop pan. Bake in hot oven.
Roa.
1 pt. brown sugar.
1 cup lard.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
1 teaspoon cloves.
2 lbs. citron.
roll.
DROP.
Greenwood.
1V2 cups flour.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
from small spoon on buttered
' CREAM COOKIES.
Mrs. M. Roa.
4 fresh eggs. ' times.
2 cups sugar. 2 heaping teaspoons baking
1 cup butter. powder.
4 cups flour, sifted several
Cream butter, sugar and eggs until very light and smooth ; sift baking powder with flour. More than the 4 cups may be added to make the mixture right for handling. Milk or water will spoil them.
SUGAR COOKIES.
1V2 cups sugar. V2 cup sour milk.
1 cup butter. 1 teaspoon soda.
Pinch of salt. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Flour to roll very thin. 1 egg.
CRULLERS.
Mrs. J. T. Crocker.
2 pints flour. 2 teaspoons baking powder.
^ eggs. A little salt.
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