Hermits
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup lard
8 eggs
4 tablespoons sour milk
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups chopped raisins
4 cups of flour
Take 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup lard, 8 eggs, 4 tablespoons sour milk, mix with 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon clovesm 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmegm 2 cups chopped raisins, 4 cups of flour.
Make in small cakes with the hands ,place in a greased pan, flatten with the bottom of a measuring cup, and bake.
THE ORIGINAL HISTORICAL ARTICLE PRESENTED AS IT WAS FOUND IN THIS HISTORICAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AMERICAN COOPERATIVE JOURNAL FEBRUARY 1922