Two cups sugar; 1 cup of shortening (half lard and half butter); 2 eggs, beaten; 1 cup of sour milk and 1 teaspoon soda beaten in the milk. Season with nutmeg and make a soft dough - Mrs. Evelyn D. Rood.

Sugar Cookies

One and one-half cup granulated sugar; 1 cup butter; 1 cup sour creams; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon soda; flour to stiffen, but be careful not to make too stiff - Mrs. Walter Whissen.

Cookies - Extra Fine

Three-fourths cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 2 cups flour; flavor with lemon, roll thin and bake in quick oven - Mrs. W. E. Baker.

Sugar Cookies

Two cups sugar; 1 cup lard; 2 teaspoons soda; 1 cup sour milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; flavoring - Mrs. J. Irwin.

Good Cookies

Two cups of soft sugar; 1 cup of shortening; 4 eggs; 4 table-spoonfuls of sweet milk; 1 teaspoon of baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon-ful of soda; roll soft - Mrs. Rhoads.

Spice Cookies

One and one-half cups sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 2 eggs; 4 tablespoons sour milk; 1 cup chopped raisins; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon each, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg; 2 cups flour - Mrs. Jacob Woehrle.

Scotch Tea Cakes

Two cups flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon chopped citron; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 teaspoons baking powder; about 4 tablespoons of cream. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and fruit; rub it in the butter as for pastry. Add the beaten eggs to which has been added the cream. The amount of liquid needed varies according to temperature. Drop with a teaspoon and put a bit of sugar on each top. Bake in a rather quick oven. Easy to make - Mrs. Philip S. Skeele.

Nut Cakes

Half cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 2 cups flour; 3 level teaspoonfuls baking powder; 1 tablespoonful vanilla; 3 egg whites beaten; 3/4 cup nut meats chopped. Bake in buttered individual tins about 20 minutes. Ice with white icing - Mrs. Raymond Dowdell.

Lemon Crackers

Three cups sugar; ,3 eggs; 1 cup lard; 1 pint milk; 5c worth of baking ammonia; 5c worth oil of lemon; flour to stiffen as for cookies - Mrs. Oscar Avery.

Virginia Jumbles

Two cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cups lard; large half of nutmeg; 24 cup sour milk; 1/2 teaspoon soda; flour to stiffen, but not too stiff. Flatten out, sprinkle with sugar and bake - Mrs. Walter Whis-sen.

Rolled Oats Cookies

Two cups rolled oats; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup lard. Mix and let stand one hour. Add 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon cloves; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 cup nut meats; 1 cup raisins; 2 cups flour; 1/2 cup buttermilk. Drop from spoon and bake rather slow - Mrs. Clara Belle McKee.

Scotch Oat Cakes

Three cups oat meal; 2 cups flour; 24 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teasnoon soda; 1/2 cup hot water. Roll very thin and cut. More sugar may be used if you choose - Olive Lyford, Vancouver, B. C.

Oat Meal Wafers With Filling

Two cups oat meal; 2 cups flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 2/3 cup butter and lard; 1/2 cup sour milk; 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water. Roll very thin and cut in any shape desired.

Filling - One and one-half cups sugar; 1 pound dates; 1/2 cup water. Boil until it makes smooth paste - Mrs. J. Ryder.

Rolled Oats Cookies

One cup granulated sugar; 1 cup lard and butter; 2 eggs; 5 tablespoons sweet milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups flour; 3/4 teaspoon soda; 1 cup raisins (chopped fine); 2 cups rolled oats; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves. Beat thoroughly sugar, shortening and eggs. Then add milk, salt and spices. Sift soda through flour and add. Roll raisins in flour before chopping, then stir in raisins and oats, mixing thoroughly. Drop on greased pans and bake in slow oven - Mrs. E. A. Zell.