2 cups flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon soda
¼ cup butter or lard
½ cup hot water
Mix first six ingredients. Melt shortening in water and add to first mixture. Toss on a floured board, pat, and roll as thinly as possible. Shape with a cutter, or with a sharp knife cut in strips. Bake on a buttered sheet in a slow oven. These are well adapted for children’s luncheons, and are much enjoyed by the convalescent, taken with a glass of milk.
Oatmeal Cookies
1 egg
¼ cup sugar