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    • Drop Sugar Cookies

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    Eggs, Dairy Desserts, Cakes & coo 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    Blend
    1 1/2 c Brown or white sugar
    1 c Shortening — Add:
    2 Well beaten eggs
    Seasoning
    1 ts Soda dissolved in
    3/4 c Sour milk
    Sift 3 c. flour, 1 tsp salt

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Mix gradually into above.  Drop in small spoonsful on greased pan. (added
in pencil at a later date:) 4 c flour if fowl fat is used. 1 large cookie
sheet & 425x The temperature controls on ovens weren't marked in degrees
back then.  To test your oven, a piece of unglazed white paper in a very
hot oven turns brown in 1 1/2 minutes. In a hot oven -- 2 minutes. In a
moderate oven -- 3 minutes. In a cool oven -- 4 minutes.
Recipe By     : Rark
From: Mld@sunshine.Eushc.Org          Date: Tue, 22 Mar 94 06:05:57 -0500
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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