Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-09
Americas Best
Cookie for L. S.
Disabled Soldiers


indianapolis Americas host
cookie for disabled soldiers has he II
chosen from the 400 recipes which
have been pouring into National
Headquarters of the American I.c-
@ion Auxiliary the last two months
Mrs. Frederick Gchlman of Spring
field. ILL.,. stands sponsor for it.
The national cookie recipe was
chosen after weeks of conscientious
sitting of and experimenting" with the
hundreds of recipes which were en-
tered. Mrs. Lima r. Marks. an In
diHnapolis woman recognized as II
Domestic SCIENCE expert. made the
original choice of fifty recipes which
she considered the best ones for the
purpose Many Of these she tested
herself before turning them over To-
her flour" class, who made tn" fin:
decisions from among the recipes
they used in baking.
The marks Modern Kitchen at 1911
North New Jersey street. Indianapo-
lis. was turned into an experimental
laboratory and final tests We're mad"
there. 1t was no easy task that these
women faced, for Mrs. Marks SAYS
without reserve that every recipe
sent in was first-cl and received
cSrious consideration.
Mrs. Gehman's banner cookie Is
uf the favored oatmeal variety AMI
V : choson as being best adhp for
ccnyalescent boys because it has a
small fat content and contains at the
same time much food value in III"
cats and raisinS Here it is:
cups sugar. 3 cups flour, ! tea
spoon soda. = teaspoons baking pow
! der, , cups rolled oats t"rounb.
cup lard or butter. l cup sour milk,
egg theaten), l cup raiSins tcut
with sciSsorsD.
Process: Flour The r;isins Cream
the fat in n mixing bowl, adding the
sugar gradually while Dreaming. .Add
he well beaten egg, then the milk,
then the dry ingredients after sitting
hem together. then the oats, and
! lastly the Toured raisinS. Using
| teaspoon, put onto a CREASED ana
| baking sheet. Put into a fairly hot
/ oven ESQ degrees) and leave 10 to
| u minutes.
| AS an alternate to the oatmeal
| cookie for the disabled soldiers Mrs.
| Marks selected one recipe which sh"
| considers best for general use. 1t
contains larger percentage of fat
| ana is therefore loss we'll adapted to
| persons who are not in good health.
| Il was sent by Mrs. A. o. Wiggin. ! |
| Thomas Apartments, Lima. ohio, and
| its most distinctive feature is that
J l. contains no milk.
| l cup brown sugar, . cups rolled
! oats, 2 cups -four, IL teaspoon soda.
/ l teaspoon cinnamon. "a cup lard,
! a. cup chopped raisns, , eggs
! (beaten).
Second honors in cookies for the
! disabled boys go to Mrs. Mary II.
Snodgrass, Of Highland Park Michi-
gan. Mrs. Marks made big Orange
| Cookies" by her recipe and the elias
made little ones. They turned out
beautifully in all sizes and the vote
gave Mrs. Snodgrass second ranking,
! without a rival. This is the way her
| f&vorites are made:
| l cup sugar, IL cups -four, tea :
spoons baking powder, Il cup but
ter, ii cup orange juice. | orange
rind Grated, / egg (beaten).
| Process: Cream the butter with n
wooden spoon. adding o. sugar
! gradually. Add the egg. then the
Grange Juice and rind, then the flour
slowly. and baking powder lastly.
! Chill in 4 refrigerator for one half
| hour or longer. Take onto u Toured
! board knead little, roll out. cut.
dip in sugar, and bake for 10 to II
minutes. Let stand n few minutes
after taking from the oven. then lift
with spatula onto plate.
Keeping in mind the limited diet
/ prescribed for disabled men, the
Judges selected Cream Cookie"
with small fat content as third
ranking Miss Mary T.. Robinson.
700 Pleasant street, Walla Walla,
Washington, is the owner Of this re-
| C.pe.
| cup sugar, ! teaspoon soda, tea
t spoon baking powder, Ii teaspoon
| grated nutmeg. -four to knead dough.
/ cup sour cream, egg.
/ Process: Beat together cream.
| sugar. and egg. Add soda tdissolved
! in tablespoon Of cold water) and
! flour to make dough almost stiff
enough 10 roll. Add baking powder
! to remaining -four and sift in. roll
| thin, sprinkle well with graduated
| sugar, cut, and bake In moderately
hot oven.
Note-Sweet cream may be used