One cup sugar; one cup lard; one cup raisins, ground fine; two eggs, beaten light; two cups oatmeal dry; one-half cup cold water; dash salt; one teaspoonful soda; sifted flour enough to make stiff dough.
OATMEAL COOKIES Mrs. W. D. ("Ma") Sunday
One cup sugar; one-fourth cup lard; one-half cup butter; three eggs beaten; one and one-half cups sifted flour; two cups dry oatmeal; one teaspoonful cinnamon; one and one-half cups chopped, seeded raisins; one and one-half teaspoonfuls soda, mixed with one tablespoonful vinegar. Drop on greased pans. Bake in quick oven.
OATMEAL COOKIES Mrs. Minnie E. Bodwell
Cookies: One-half cup of lard; one-half cup of butter; one cup of sugar; two-thirds cup of sour milk; one level teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in milk; two cups of oatmeal; two cups of flour. Filling: One-half pound of dates put through chopper; one-half cup of white sugar; one-half cup of cold water. Boil all together until thick; when cool and cookies are warm, spread filling between two cookies; it is then ready to serve, very nice.
LACE OATMEAL WAFERS Mrs. F. T. Hoyt
One cup of sugar; one tablespoonful of butter; two eggs beaten separately; two and one-half cups of uncooked oatmeal; two teaspoonfuls of baking powder; 1 teaspoonful of vanilla; one pinch of salt. Mix well, adding the stiffly beaten whites of eggs last. Drop a small teaspoonful on greased pans, far apart, and bake in quick oven.
DROP CLOVE COOKIES Mrs. C. E. Upham
Two cups sugar; one cup shortening; two eggs; one cup molasses; two teaspoonfuls soda dissolved in little hot water; six scant cups flour; one cup cold water; three teaspoonfuls salt; one teaspoonful cloves; one teaspoonful cinnamon; raisins if wanted. Drop with a teaspoon.
DROP COOKIES (LIGHT)