OATMEAL COOKIES
- 1 cup sugar.
- 1 cup butter and lard, mixed (scant measure).
- 1 cup chopped nut meats.
- 1 cup chopped raisins.
- 2 eggs, beaten separately, whites added last.
- 1 teaspoonful baking soda dissolved in 4 tablespoonfuls sour milk.
- 1 teaspoonful vanilla.
- Little grated nutmeg.
- 2 cups oatmeal (uncooked).
- 2 cups white flour.
Drop with tablespoon on well-greased baking sheet over which has been sifted a little flour. Bake in rather quick oven. This recipe makes 65 small cakes.
PEANUT BISCUITS
Sift together 2 cups flour and 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder. Add 1 egg, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup peanuts and pecan nut meats, mixed (run through food-chopper), ½ cup sweet milk, ½ teaspoonful salt. Beat sugar and yolk of egg together add milk, stiffly beaten white of egg, chopped nut meats and flour, alternately. Add salt. Place a large spoonful in each of 12 well-greased Gem pans. Allow to stand in pans about 25 minutes. Bake half an hour.