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Cocoanut Cookies

From The Common sense recipe book, 1898
Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Common sense recipe book (1898) by Sarah Allen, page 93. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

two teaspoonfuls Eagle Baking Powder sifted with the flour, and enough sweet milk to make stiff as crullers. Roll into thin sheets and cut in pieces about two by four inches. Make as many cuts across the short way as possible. Pass two knitting needles under every other strip. Spread the needles as far apart as possible, and with them hold the trifles in the fat until a light brown. COGOAN WE GOOKIES: One cup butter, two cups sugar, two eggs, one cup “White Moss” cocoanut, two teaspoonfuls Eagle Baking Powder, . flour enough to roll

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