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Hermits

From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896

Serves 3

Mincemeat Hermits: Use 1 cup mincemeat in place of nuts and raisins.

Presented as published in 1896. 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 Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 289. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HERMITS 11% cups sugar 3 cups flour 1% cup butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 eggs, well beaten ¥% teaspoon clove 1 teaspoon salt ¥% teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon soda zn 1 cup nuts and raisins, cut fine 44 cup sour milk

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