Jessamine's rough riders

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupFat
1cupSugar
1teaspoonVanilla
2teaspoonsCinnamon
1teaspoonCloves
1teaspoonNutmeg
1teaspoonSalt
cupSour milk
2cupsOatmeal
1cupFlour
1teaspoonBaking soda
1cupRaisins
1cupPecans

Directions

Sift soda with flour. Mix all ingredients. Shape into rounds about 2" across. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Auntie's recipe did not have: vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, or raisins. She used whole wheat flour and a little less sugar (scant cup).

NOTES : These are sort of cookies, but not too sweet. They were one of my childhood favorites. My mother used to let me have them for breakfast. My great aunt, Ida Jarvis Smith ("Auntie") also made them. The differences are noted.

Recipe by: Jessamine Hale Birdwell Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter, by Lou Parris <lbparris@...> on Thu, 16 Jan 1997.