The century cook book

Sugar Cookies No. 2. Rub to a cream two cupfuls of sugar and one of butter, add a cupful of sweet milk, and two teaspoonfuls of soda and flour enough to roll without sticking. Cut in round or square cakes, and bake in a quick oven. Jumbles. Beat together three eggs, and one and one- 134 Drop Cakes, Cookies and Fried Cakes quarter cupfuls of sugar, add a cupful of soft butter, three tablespoonfuls of sour milk, one-quarter teaspoonful of soda, and flour enough to mix stiff; when rolled out, sift sugar over the top, cut in rings and bake in a quick oven. Almond Cookies. One-half pound butter, one-half pound of sugar, one and one-quarter pound of flour, five beaten eggs, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder, flavor with almond extract; mix to a smooth dough; roll to a quarter of an inch in thickness, brush with the beaten white of an egg and sprinkle thickly with chopped almonds; bake in a quick oven. Almond Cocoanut Cookies. Stir together two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little milk, and the meat of one medium sized cocoanut grated fine, add flour enough to roll, and bake in a quick oven. Lemon Cakes. One pound of sugar, one-half pound of butter, one pound and three ounces of flour, three eggs; the grating of two lemons; mix the butter, sugar, lemon grating and eggs together, mix in the' flour, and set on ice or in a cool place for two or three hours, then roll out, cut in small round cakes, brush with beaten egg, and bake in a quick oven. Card Cakes. Take one cupful each of sugar, butter, molasses, and sour milk; add two teaspoonfuls of soda, two of ginger, two of cinnamon, and a pinch of salt; mix in enough flour to roll out, cut in cakes four inches wide and five inches long; when in the pan mark with a knife across the top, about half an inch apart. Bake in a quick oven. Ginger Cookies. One cupful of molasses, one of sugar, one of sour milk, one of butter or fried meat fat, one tea- Drop Cakes, Cookies and Fried Cakes 135 spoonful of soda, one tablespoonful of ginger; stir well together and add enough flour to make a soft dough ; cut in round or square cakes, and bake in a quick oven. Ginger Cookies No. 2. One cupful of molasses, one of sugar, one of butter or pork drippings, one-half cupful of boiling water, a small tablespoonful of soda, dissolved in the hot water, and a tablespoonful of ginger; add enough flour to roll out without sticking and bake in a quick oven. Ginger Snaps. One coffee cupful of New Orleans molasses, one of butter, and one of sugar. Put in a sauce pan, set on the stove and let come to a boil; then take off and add a teaspoonful of soda and a tablespoonful of ginger; mix in enough flour to roll out easily, roll out very thin, and bake in a quick oven. Little Currant Cakes. Stir to a cream three cupfuls of sugar, and three-fourths of a cupful of butter, add one cupful of buttermilk, four beaten eggs, five cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, and a heaping cupful of currants; mix well and bake in buttered patty pans.