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From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
Presented as published in 1883. 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 The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 141. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cookies. — Two cupfuls of white sugar, one cupful of but- ter, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar in the flour, one teaspoonful of soda, one tablespoonful of sweet milk; to the whole add flour enough to make it a soft mixture; add nu'^ meg. Soft Cookies. — Take one cupful of butter

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