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Boston Cookies

From San Rafael cook book, 1906, 1906

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from San Rafael cook book, 1906 (1906) by Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), page 78. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOSTON COOKIES— Mrs. C. A. Thayer. 1 cup butter, 1% cups brown sugar, 3 cups flour (perhaps more) 1% cups raisins or currants, or nuts may be used if preferred, % cup hot "water, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, % teaspoon 'Cloves, 1 tablespoon molasses

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