“Mother’s” Cookies.
1 cup butter.
2 cups sugar.
3 eggs, well beaten.
¼ teaspoonful soda dissolved in boiling water.
1 teaspoonful nutmeg.
1 teaspoonful cloves.
Flour to make soft dough, just stiff enough to roll out. Try two cups to begin with, working it in gradually. Cut in round cakes, stick a raisin or currant in the top of each, and bake quickly.