Post by Mam_ma on Dec 19, 2003 21:57:53 GMT -6
LEMON CRACKERS
2 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup lard
1 pint milk
5 cents worth oil of lemon (1 dram or 1 tablespoon]
3 cents worth bakers ammonia (1 ounce or 2 tablespoons)
enough flour to make a soft dough
Dissolve bakers ammonia in milk. Beat eggs, sugar, lard and salt. Add milk and enough flour to make a soft dough. Roll on floured surface, not too thin, and cut in squares. Bake on cookie sheet at 450ยบ for 8-10 minutes
Source: This was my Grandmothers recipe. She has been gone almost 65 years. I have typed it like the original recipe except for an explanation of the amounts for the bakers amonia and lemon oil.