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Boston Cookies

1½ tablespoons hot water 314 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped nut meat, hickory or English walnut 1/2 cup currants ½ cup raisins, seeded and chopped Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, and eggs well beaten. Add soda dissolved in hot water, and one-half the flour mixed and sifted with salt and cinnamon; then add nut meat, fruit, and remaining flour. Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a buttered sheet, and bake in a moderate oven.