Rub the butter and honey together; add the egg well beaten, then the sour milk and the flour sifted with the soda and spices.  Bake in a shallow pan.

Molasses Cakes (4)

    Sugar, 1/2 cup
    Fat, 1/2 cup
    Molasses, 1 cup
    Ginger, 1 teaspoon
    Cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon
    Egg, 1
    Flour, 2 1/2 cups
    Soda, 2 teaspoons
    Hot water, 1 cup
    Salt, 1/2 teaspoon

Sift together the salt, sugar, flour, soda, and spices.  Melt butter in hot water, add molasses, egg well beaten, and dry ingredients.  Mix well.  Bake in small cup cake tins in a moderate oven for about 25 minutes.

Molasses Cookies (11)

    Flour, 2-3/4 cups
    Salt, 1 teaspoon
    Soda, 1 teaspoon
    Ginger, 1 tablespoon
    Molasses, 1 cup
    Hot water, 1 tablespoon
    Hardened vegetable fat, 1/4 cup

Sift together the flour, salt, soda, and ginger.  Melt fat; add hot water and molasses; stir this liquid gradually into the dry ingredients.  Chill.  Roll on floured board to one-eighth inch thickness.  Cut.  Bake about 10 minutes in a moderate oven (360-380 deg.  F.).

Nut Molasses Bars (9)

    Oleomargarine, 1/4 cup
    Hardened vegetable fat, 1/4 cup
    Boiling water, 1/4 cup
    Brown sugar, 1/2 cup
    Molasses, 1/2 cup
    Soda, 1 teaspoon
    Flour, 3-2/3 cups
    Ginger, 1/3 teaspoon
    Cloves, 1/8 teaspoon
    Salt, 1 teaspoon
    Cocoanut, 1/2 cup
    English walnuts, 1/2 cup

Pour boiling water over fat; add sugar and molasses; add flour, soda, spices, and salt sifted together.  Chill.  Roll one-eighth inch thick.  Cut in strips about three and a half by one inch.  Sprinkle with cocoanut and English walnuts cut in small pieces.

Bake about 10 minutes in a moderate oven.

Oatmeal Cookies (4)

    Egg, 1
    Sugar, 1/4 cup
    Milk, 1/2 cup
    Water, 1/4 cup
    Flour, 2 cups
    Fine oatmeal, 1/2 cup
    Baking powder, 2 teaspoons
    Salt, 1 teaspoon
    Raisins, 1 cup
    Melted fat, 5 tablespoons

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Add the oatmeal.  Beat the egg add sugar, water, and milk, dry ingredients mixed together, raisins, and melted fat.  Drop from spoon on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven.

Oatmeal Macaroons (12)

    Fat, 1 tablespoon
    Corn syrup, 3/8 cup
    Sugar, 2 tablespoons
    Egg, 1
    Almond extract if desired, 2 teaspoons
    Oatmeal, 1 1/2 cups
    Salt, 1/4 teaspoon
    Baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
    Flour, 1-1/2 tablespoons

Combine the melted fat and sugar and syrup, add the beaten egg and stir in the other ingredients.  Drop from a teaspoon on greased baking sheets or pans and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes.