This section is from the book "Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea", by Marion Harland. Also available from Amazon: Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea.
1 large cup of sugar. 1/2 cup of butter. 1 cup sweet milk.
3 eggs, beaten light.
4 cups prepared flour, or enough to enable you to roll out the dough.
Nutmeg and cinnamon.
Cream butter, spice and sugar; add the yolks, then the milk; whites and flour alternately; roll into a thin sheet with as few strokes as possible; cut into fancy shapes with tin-cutters, and bake quickly.
 
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