Hermit

Ingredients

• Two cups granulated sugar
• one scant cup butter
• two eggs
• one cup sour milk
• one level teaspoon soda, dissolved
• one teaspoon cinnamon
• one half teaspoon cloves
• one cup of raisins
• one cup or currants
• nutmeg
• four cups flour
• two teaspoons baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cream sugar and butter, then add eggs, sour milk, dissolved soda, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, currants, and nutmeg.

2. 2

   Mix in flour and baking powder.

3. 3

   Grease tins with lard and drop in large spoonfuls.

4. 4

   Bake in a quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Times cook book, no. 2 (1905) by Los Angeles Times, page 97. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HERMIT. Mrs. J. Hollywood, 280 Henrietta Court, Pasadena, Cal.— Two cups granulated sugar, one scant cup butter, creamed together; two eggs, one cup sour milk, one level teaspoon soda, dissolved; one teaspoon cinnamon; one half teaspoon cloves, one cup of raisins, one cup or currants, nut- meg, four cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. Grease the tins with lard; drop in large spoonful, do not level; bake In a quick oven. NO. 34. HICKORYNUT MACAROONS. Miss C. Hernstein, 2302 Budlong avenue. Los An- geles.—To hickorynuts pounded fine add mixed ground allspice and nutmeg

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