Cinnamon Hermits - Modern

By littlefish

Ingredients

• Cream together:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter and lard mixed [or 1/2 butter]
• Sift together:
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon soda
• and add this mixture alternately with:
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup sour milk (to sour sweet milk, bring milk to room temperature and add 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar)
• Finally add:
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup chopped raisins or dates or both

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven:
350 degrees

Homemade method
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a spatula dipped in milk. Bake 12 to 14 minutes. This method made excellent hermits.

Original bakery style method given with the above recipe
Spread on a greased cookie sheet about 1/2 inch thick.* Bake 10 to 12 minutes. While warm cut in oblongs. Sugar sprinkled over the top while still warm is fine.