Just a reminder of the source... Friendship Class St. John's Methodist Church Waco, Texas Choice Cookie Recipes Of The Friendship Class St. John's Methodist Church Waco, Texas BTW, checked with moma. she thinks Vegetole was used like oleo/margarine, said it was the first veg oil but was solid. pg 26 Mamma's White Cookies 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 cups flour 1 cup shortening 1 tsp. soda 2 eggs (beat) 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 cup sour milk pinch of salt vanilla or lemon extract An excellent plain white cookie. -Helen Musgrave ********************** Fudge Squares 3 eggs beaten separately 3/4 to 1 cup flour (cake) then together 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sugar Mix to the above one-half cup butter heated with two squares of bitter chocolate and one cup pecans. Bake in slow oven until straw comes clean. Filling is to be applied while hot. Filling One egg whole, two squares bitter chocolate melted in butter size of an egg and one box powdered sugar, add coffee or one teaspoonful vanilla if too thick. Grease pan and grease wax paper. -Pearl Wortham ******************* Pin Wheel Ice Box Cookies 1 cup shortening 2 eggs beaten 1 cup sugar (white or brown) 3 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup ground nuts Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs and flour, add flavor and nut meats. Add three teaspoons cocoa to one half. Roll together as jelly roll. Roll out one layer and lay other on top and roll together. Place in ice box for 1 hour, then cut in slices and put on greased pan in oven 350 degrees for ten minutes. -Pearl Wortham pg 27 Recipe For a Happy Day "Take a little dash of cold water. A litte leaven of prayer, A little bit of sunshine's gold, Dissolved in morning air. "Add to your meal some merriment, Add thoughts for kith and kin, And then as a prime ingredient, A plenty of work thrown in. "Flavor all with essence of love, And a little dash of play, Let the dear old Book and a glance above, Complete a well spent day." pg 28 Sand Tarts 1/2 cup butter 1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1 3/4 flour Cream butter and sugar. Stir in 1 well beaten egg. Sift flour and baking powder. Blend with first ingredients to make a stiff dough, Chill well. If dough too soft to roll add flour, roll thin. Cut in shapes or rolls, cook in moderate oven. Decorate in colors, or nuts. -Alma Graeter ********************* Cocoanut Tea Strips 1. Sift and measure 2 cups cake flour. Add 2 teaspoons baking powder, and sift together three times. 2. Add 1 tablespoon grated orange rind to 4 tablespoons shortening and cream thoroughly. Add 1 cup sugar gradually and cream well. 3. Add 1 egg (unbeaten) and beat until light and fluffy. 4. Add flour, alternately with 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 cup orange juice, a little at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Pour into a greased pan 15x10 inches. 5. Cover with thin layer of meringue made by beating sugar into 1 stiffly beaten egg white. Sprinkle with cocoanut. 6. Bake in moderate oven (350 F.) 25 minutes. Cool. Cut into strips. Makes two dozen tea stripes. These tea cakes are also attractive cut in diamon-shaped pieces. -Ruba Walters ************************ Walnut Sticks 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup sifted flour 2 eggs well beaten 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup chopped nuts Add sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla extract to the eggs and mix well. Add nuts. Spread in greased shallow baking pan 9 by 12 1/2 inches and bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) for 20 or 25 minutes. While still warm, cut into strips 4x1 inches and remove from pan. Makes 24 bars. -Edna Brown l8r G.O.S.P.E.L. - God Offers Sinful People Eternal Life