Ebook - Recipes Tried And True (1894 Cookbook).txt

GINGER COOKIES. MRS. JACOB HOBERMAN.

One pint of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of lard, one pint of

sour milk, one tablespoon of soda, one tablespoon of ginger, one

tablespoon of cinnamon, three eggs.

GINGER COOKIES. MRS. CHAS. MOORE.

One pint New Orleans molasses, and one cup butter; let come to a boil;

take from fire, and cool, then dissolve an even tablespoonful soda in

hot water. Pour into molasses, and stir. Mix in enough flour to

roll, and two tablespoons ginger.

GINGER COOKIES. FLORENCE ECKHART.

One cup brown sugar, one pint molasses, one-half pint lard, one-half

ounce alum, one-half pint warm water, one ounce soda, two tablespoons

ginger, flour enough to stiffen, and roll. Beat an egg well, and

spread on the top of cakes just before baking.

SUGAR SNAPS. MRS. SUSIE SEFFNER.

One cup butter, two cups sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon soda, one

tablespoon ginger.

SAND CAKES. MRS. ABBIE A. LUCAS.

One pound corn starch, one-half pound butter, one pound sugar, eight

eggs, two teaspoonfuls baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar to a

cream; then add one egg and a little corn starch alternately until the

whole is in. Bake a light brown in patty pans, in a quick oven. They

are improved by frosting.

COCOANUT COOKIES. MRS. A. A. LUCAS.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one-half cup sour cream, one-fourth

teaspoon soda, two eggs; mix as soft as you can; roll thin, and bake

quick. Make an icing of whites of four eggs, one pound of sugar, and

as much grated or desiccated cocoanut as you can stir in. Spread on

cookies after they are baked.

LEMON CRACKERS. MRS. A. O. JOHNSON.

Three cups of sugar, one cup of lard, one pint of sweet milk, two

eggs, five cents worth of lemon oil, five cents worth of baking

ammonia. Pound the ammonia fine, and pour on it half a teacup of

boiling water. Mix as stiff as bread; roll out, and cut.

HICKORY NUT MACAROONS. MRS. W. C. RAPP AND MRS. ABBIE A. LUCAS.

One cup of nut kernels (chopped fine), one cup of light brown sugar;

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