1 1/4 cups sugar 1 1/4 cups corn syrup 3 eggs, well beaten 1 1/4 cups milk 1 cup shortening 3/4 teaspoon salt

3 3/4 cups rye flour

2 3/4 cups barley flour

2 1/2 teaspoons soda

1 1/4 teaspoons cream tartar

2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

6 or 7 tablespoons cocoa

Mix sugar, cocoa, salt, melted shortening, and syrup together; add eggs, milk, and flour sifted with soda and cream of tartar, and then vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls, and bake in moderate oven. Coarsely cut nuts may be added. Makes about five dozen cookies of medium size.