If 'twere done when 'tis done, Then 'twere well 'twere done quickly.

Fruit Cookies

One and one-half cups sugar, three eggs, one cup butter, one tea-spoon soda, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, one cup of raisins, chopped fine and flour to make a stiff dough. - Mrs. N. Lichner.

Orange Cookies

Two cups granulated sugar, one cup sour milk, and one of butter or lard, one teaspoon soda, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one egg and the juice and grated rind of one orange. Stir the ingredients well together and add enough flour to make a soft dough. Cut and bake in a quick oven. - Mary Crawford.

Cookies With Raisin Filling

Beat to a cream one cup sugar, one-half cup shortening, add one-half cup sweet milk, one beaten egg, three and one-half cups flour, sifted with three teaspoons Royal Baking Powder.

For Filling. - Mix three-fourths cup sugar and one tablespoon flour, add one cup of chopped raisins; cook all together until thickened.Roll cookies very thin, put teaspoonful of raisins on each and another cookie on top.

White House Cookies

One cup butter, one cup sugar, three eggs, two teaspoons Royal Baking Powder, two tablespoons cream, two teaspoons vanilla, and flour enough to roll. Reserve whites of eggs, beat until stiff and brush over dough and sprinkle sugar over before cutting. - Mrs. J. M. Mit-chell, Mt. Carmel, Ill.

Cocoanut Dainties

Beat whites of two eggs very light, add one-half cup granulated sugar, beating all the while, flavor to suit taste. Place about one tea-spoonful on cracker, sprinkle with cocoanut, bake in moderate oven until browned slightly. - Mrs. C. L. Naney.

Brown Sugar Cookies

Two cups brown sugar, one cup butter, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon Royal Baking Powder and flour to make stiff. - Vera Johns.

Mock Macaroons

Four whole eggs, one and one-half cups granulated sugar. Stir this together and put on stove in pan of hot water until it steams when stirred, then remove and let cool a little, then add two teaspoons cin-namon, one-half level teaspoon cloves, a pinch of ginger, two cups chopped nuts, two cups flour, two teaspoons Royal Baking Powder. Drop with teaspoon in baking pan, not close, as they spread in baking.-Mrs. Sam Helck.

Cookies

One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup lard, one-half cup butter, one-half cup sweet milk, one-half cup sour milk, one egg, two level tea-spoons Royal Baking Powder, pinch of soda and lemon extract. - Mrs. Evert Adams.

English Cookies

Two cups brown sugar, one cup butter and lard, one cup cold coffee, two eggs, one level teaspoon soda, one heaping teaspoon Royal Baking Powder, sifted in three cups flour, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon nutmeg and two cups seeded raisins. - Miss Corrina Batson.

Oatmeal Cookies

One-half cup butter, one cup sugar, two eggs (one more yolk is an improvement), four tablespoons sour milk, three-fourths teaspoon soda, two cups flour, one cup raisins, two cups dry rolled oats. Spread about three-fourths inch thick in large pan. When done cut in squares.