From the Co-Op Cookbook (see earlier post). 1/2 cup CO-OP Vegetable Shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sour milk 1 egg 1-1/2 cups CO-OP Fancy Flour 3/4 tsp. CO-OP Salt 1/2 tsp. CO-OP Soda 2 tsp. CO-OP Baking Powder 2 squares CO-OP Chocolate 1/2 cup nuts Cream fat [i.e., shortening] thoroughly, add sugar [I … Continue reading Chocolate Drop Cookies (1942)

My collection of old recipe booklets includes the following: Published in 1942 by the Co-operative Publishing Association, Superior, Wisconsin - apparently a consortium of agricultural cooperatives.  "Dedicated to the housewives of America, in whose hands rests the power of the market basket," it says.  (They still couldn't get credit without their husbands' consent, though.) Tomorrow … Continue reading White Sugar Cookies (1942)