Spice Cookies
| 3 eggs | 1 teaspoonful salt |
| 1-1/2 cupfuls brown sugar | 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon |
| 1 cupful Crisco | 1 teaspoonful powdered ginger |
| 1 cupful molasses | 1 teaspoonful powdered cloves |
| 1/2 cupful sour milk | 1 teaspoonful grated nutmeg |
| 2 teaspoonfuls baking soda | 1/2 teaspoonful baking powder |
| 1/2 teaspoonful black pepper | Flour to make a stiff dough |
Beat eggs five minutes, then add sugar and beat five minutes, then add Crisco and beat until thoroughly mixed, add molasses, milk, soda, salt, spices, baking powder, and enough flour to make stiff dough. Leave mixture in basin until following day. Take pieces of dough and roll out, cut with small cutter, lay on Criscoed tins and bake in moderate oven from seven to ten minutes.
Sufficient for ninety cookies.