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Boston Cookies

One cup of butter, one and one-half cups of sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon of soda, one and one-half tablespoons of hot water, three and one-fourth cups of flour, one-half teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one cup of chopped walnuts, one-half cup of currants, one-half cup of seeded chopped raisins. Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually and eggs well beaten. Add soda dissolved in water, half the flour mixed and sifted with salt and cinnamon, then add nut meats, fruit and remaining flour. Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven. -Fannie M. Farmer. See Page XVIII.