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CAKES

Filled Cookies

• 1 Cupful of Sugar
• ½ Cupful of Butter or Lard
• 1 Cupful of Milk
• 3½ Cupfuls of Flour
• 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar
• 1 Teaspoonful of Soda
• 1 Tablespoonful of Vanilla

Roll thin and cut with a cooky-cutter.

Filling for Cookies

• 1 Cupful of Chopped Raisins
• ½ Cupful of Sugar
• ½ Cupful of Water
• 1 Teaspoonful of Flour

Cook this until thick, being careful not to burn it. Place cookies in a well-buttered pan, spread on a teaspoonful of the filling and cover with another cooky. Bake in a moderate oven.

Sugar Cookies

• 1 Cupful of Sugar
• ½ Cupful of Butter
• 2 Tablespoonfuls of Milk
• 1 Egg
• 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar
• 1 Teaspoonful of Soda
• 1 Teaspoonful of Lemon Extract
• Flour enough to roll

Beat the butter, sugar and egg together, add the

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