1 cup sifted enriched flour
¼ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons double-acting _or_ 2 teaspoons cream of tartar baking
powder
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups uncooked quick oats
½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 375° F. (moderate). Sift together first seven ingredients;
mix with quick oats. Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses, vanilla,
and orange rind. Beat in egg. Add milk, raisins, and nuts. Stir in flour
mixture. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cooky sheets. Bake 12 minutes
or until cookies have lightly browned. Cool. Store in tightly closed tin
box.
YIELD: 4 dozen cookies.