100 Year Old Cookie

Directions

1. 1
   Cream together sugar and lard.
2. 2
   Add eggs and beat hard.
3. 3
   Place soda in a cup and add a mite of water until it foams up.
4. 4
   Sift flour and add to mixture.
5. 5
   Mix smoothly and swiftly, then neatly roll out on a board.
6. 6
   If too soft, add a little flour.
7. 7
   Cut out and bake in a hot oven.