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Grape Juice

Put the grapes in a porcelain-lined kettte, cover with water and boil for several moments. Strain through a cheese-cloth bag and let stand until perfectly clear. Do not squeeze the bag or the juice will be cloudy. To each pint of juice one-half cup of sugar. Boil for ten minutes, skimming off the skum that forms on the surface. While still boiling pour into mason jars or bottles and seal.
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Cornmeal Ginger Bread (8 min. oven)

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 cup sour milk
1 cup molasses
2 tablespoons fat
1 egg

Method: Sift all dry ingredients together. Melt fat, add molasses, sour milk and well-beaten egg to dry ingredients. Stir until smooth and bake in greased pan until done.
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Oatmeal Cookies

3 cups rolled oats
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons soda
2 eggs
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
1 cup butter, melted

Method: Dissolve soda in milk. Beat eggs separately, adding yolks to milk. Mix flour, oatmeal and sugar; drop by teaspoon or roll in small balls, and place far apart in tins. Bake in moderate oven.
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Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/2 cups lard
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 cups flour
4 cups uncooked oatmeal
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 teaspoon soda in l/4 cup warm water
Pinch of salt and a little nutmeg
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Quick Cake

Sift into bowl:
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour (half substitutes)
2 heaping teaspoons baking powder.
Pinch of salt

Break egg into cup, fill to half full with soft butter or crisco, and fill with water. Add to above mixture and stir well. Bake in 2 layers and put together with.
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