Hermits
From Mary Jane's cook book, 1916
Serves 24
F'llet Crank.
Presented as published in 1916. 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 Mary Jane's cook book (1916) by Mary Jane, Sophie D. Coe, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
HERMITS. Sugar, 11/2 cups. Spices of all kinds, l/2 teaspoon each. Molasses, y± cup. Soda, 1 teaspoon. Shortening, y2 cup. Water, 1 tablespoon. Eggs, 3. Chopped raisins, 1 cup. Flour. Mix with flour as soft as can be handled, roll out or spread out thin in a large pan. Bake in a moderate oven. F'llet Crank. BOILED MOLASSES CHIPS. Molasses, 1 pint. Soda, 1 teaspoon. Butter, y2 cup. Flour. Ginger, 1 teaspoon. Boil molasses and butter together 5 minutes, take from stove and add soda and ginger sifted with enough flour to roll out. Eoll as thin as note paper and cut in strips about 4 inches long and l1/^ inches wide. Bake in a quick oven. 88 COOKIES AND CRACKERS. OLD-FASHIONED CARAWAY COOKIES. Butter, 1 cup. Salt, y2 teaspoon. Sugar, 2 cups.
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