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 COOKIES, MUFFINS, ETC.

No. 1. EGGLESS COOKIES

Put flour in a mixing pan, making a hollow in the center into which put the sugar, salt and cinnamon; dissolve soda in the sour cream and add; stir with a spoon till most of the flour is stirred in; mix in the rest of the flour with the hands; roll in a thin sheet; use round cutter; hot oven.

No. 2. GINGER SNAPS

Mix sugar, molasses and butter; dissolve soda in a little hot water and add; mix the spices with enough flour to make a stiff dough; roll very thin and cut with a small round cutter and bake in a hot oven.

No. 3. MOLASSES COOKIES

½ teaspoon ginger

Cream lard and sugar; add molasses, then soda dissolved in the boiling water; mix the spices with 4 cups of flour and stir into mixture, using the other ½ cup of flour to roll out the dough; roll thin; cut out with large cutter and bake in a hot oven.

No. 4. GINGER COOKIES

pinch of salt

Mix sugar with molasses, then add salt, shortening, ginger, coffee and cream of tartar; add enough flour to roll thin; cut with a cookie cutter and bake 20 or 30 minutes in a hot oven. 9