514.—GINGER WAFERS

½ cup shortening¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar1¼ teaspoons ginger
2¼ cups bread flour½ cup milk
½ teaspoon soda

Cream shortening and sugar; sift soda, salt, and ginger with flour, and add alternately with milk; chill; roll thin on baking sheet; mark in squares, and bake in a moderate oven eight or ten minutes. Remove from pan while warm.

515.—MARSHMALLOW WAFERS

Arrange thin crackers or wafers on a baking sheet, place a marshmallow on each one, and bake in a moderate oven for a few minutes until marshmallows melt; into each one press half a nut meat, raisin, cherry, or a bit of candied fruit.

516.—MOLASSES BROWNIES

1/3 cup shortening1 beaten egg
1/3 cup sugar½ teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup molasses1 cup flour
2 squares melted chocolate¾ cup chopped nut meats

Cream the shortening, add other ingredients in order given, drop from spoon on greased pan, and bake about twelve minutes in a moderate oven.

517.—OATMEAL MACAROONS

1 egg1 cup rolled oats
½ cup sugar1/3 cup shredded coconut
1 tablespoon melted butter½ teaspoon salt