Small Confections
Small Confections--Snow Balls
4 eggs. 1/2 cup sugar. 1-3 cup butter. 1 cup flour. 1/2 cup cornstarch. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1/2 cup sweet milk. Cream butter and…
Brownies
1 1/2 cup brown sugar. 1 scant cup butter. 2 cups flour. 2 teaspoons cinnamon. 1/2 cup nuts. 2 eggs beaten very light. 2 tablespoons of…
Cocoa Fruit Cookies
2-3 cup butter. 1 cup sugar. 2 cups flour. 1/4 cup cocoa. 1 scant teaspoon soda. 1 full teaspoon cinnamon. 2 eggs. 1 cup pecans chopped. 1…
Crullers
4 eggs. 2-3 cup butter. A little salt. 1/4 cup sweet milk. 2 teaspoons baking powder sifted in 2 cups flour. Make dough stiff enough to…
Doughnuts
2 cups sugar. 2 eggs. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 cup milk. Flour enough to roll. Flavor with nutmeg and fry in hot fat. Use the small…
English Cookies
2 whole eggs or 4 yolks beaten very light. 1 cup sugar. 3/4 cup butter. 2 cups flour with 2 teaspoons baking powder. 3/4 cup sherry wine…
Pecan Cookies
1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup sweet milk. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 cup chopped pecans. 3 1/2 cups flour. Drop on greased paper in…
Jumbles
3 eggs. 2 cups sugar. 3/4 cup butter or fat. 3 tablespoons sweet milk. 3 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons baking powder. Roll thin, add…
Little Cakes
2 eggs whipped very light. 1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar creamed well with butter. 1/2 cup sweet milk. 2 cups flour with 2 teaspoons baking…
Oat Meal Drop Cookies
3/4 cup butter. 1 cup white sugar. 1/4 cup sweet milk. 2 cup Quaker oats. 1 1/4 cups flour. 2 eggs. 1 level teaspoon baking powder. 1 level…
Tea Cakes
3 eggs. 2-3 cup butter or 1/2 cup crisco. 2 cups sugar. 3 level teaspoons baking powder. 3 cups flour sifted 3 times with powder. Beat eggs…
Rolled Wafers
3 eggs. 1 full tablespoon butter. 1 cup sugar. 1 pint flour. Beat yolks and sugar together, add whites beaten stiff. Then flour, put a…
Mammy's Ginger Cakes
2 eggs. 1/2 cup buttermilk. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1 pt. molasses. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup crisco. 2 teaspoons soda. 1 tablespoon ginger. Rub with…
Ginger Balls No. 1
4 egg yolks beaten light (with part of sugar). 1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup sweet milk. 2 1/4 cups flour with one heaping teaspoon…
Ginger Balls No 2
1/2 cup brown sugar. 2 cups flour. 2 tablespoons buttermilk. 1 scant teaspoon soda. 1 scant cup butter. 2 teaspoons cinnamon. 1 cup…
Ginger Bread
3/4 cup butter melted. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 3/4 cup milk. 5 cups flour. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 full teaspoon ginger…
Soft Ginger Bread
1/2 cup butter. 1 cup molasses. 1/2 cup sugar. 2 1/2 cups flour. 1/2 cup milk. 2 eggs. 1 level teaspoon baking powder. 1 level teaspoon…
Marguerites for Lunches
Juice of 1/2 orange. 1 cupful sugar. 14 marshmallows. 2 eggs, whites. 1 cupful chopped pecans. 1/2 cupful cocoanut. 1/2 cup candied…