Recipe of the Week: Oat Macaroons

The following simple recipe for Oat Macaroons is from Good HouseKeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries (253 pages, copyright 1925, now in public domain). That is one of the 11 bonus books included in the 2005-2023 edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick.

Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cupful sugar
  • 1 tablespoonful of melted shortening
  • 2 cupfuls rolled oats
  • 1 cupful of shredded coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoonful salt
  • 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla
  • 3 tablespoonfuls cornstarch1 teaspoonful baking-powder
Directions

Mix ingredients in the order given and drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased pan. Bake in a 350-degree F. oven for twenty minutes

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