                                Molasses Cookies

         Cream 1 cup lard and 1 cup brown sugar. Add 2 cups
         sorghum molasses, 2 even tablespoons of soda dissolved
         in 1 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon each of ginger and
         cinnamon sifted with flour to make a stiff dough. Let
         it stand overnight, roll out, spread with sugar, cut and
         bake in a quick oven. This is a never failing recipe.

                                Honey Cookies

         Heat together 1/4 cup water, 2 cups brown sugar
         (rounded), 1/2 cup lard and 1 cup honey. When lard is
         melted add yolks of 4 eggs and 6 cups cake flour in
         which has been sifted 1 teaspoon soda, same of cinnamon
         and cloves. Roll and cut into any size desired and
         place a small piece of citron in the center of each
         cookie.

                                Over Night Caramel Cookies

         Mix together 7 cups cake flour, 4 cups brown sugar, 1
         teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon each of soda and cream
         tartar. Then add 1 cup melted lard(but do not have hot),
         and 4 well beaten eggs. Mix well and add 1&1/2
         tablespoons vanilla extract. Form into 4 or 5 rolls and
         let stand overnight in a cool place. Slice thin and bake
         in a moderate oven. These are rich and crisp. The recipe
         will make about 2 gallons of cookies.

                                Cry Babies

         One egg, 1 cup lard, 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon soda
         dissolved in 1 cup boiling water, 1/2 nutmeg grated and
         5 cups flour, mix well, Drop on greased tins and bake in
         quick oven.

                                Vanilla Wafers

         Cream together 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup lard and butter
         mixed. Add 1 well beaten egg, 1/4 cup milk, a pinch of
         salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Sift 1 heaping teaspoonful
         baking powder into 1 cup flour and add to batter. Then
         add enough flour to make a dough that will roll well.
         Cut size of a half dollar, place on buttered baking tin
         and bake in a moderate oven. These are very fine.

                                Cinnamon Crisps

         Cream tohether 3/4 cup sugar and 1/3 cup lard. Add 1
         teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoons
         baking powder sifted in 1/2 cup flour. Mix together and
         add a little more milk, enough to make a dough that can
         be rolled properly. Roll very then and cut. Bake in a
         quick oven.


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