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# Hermits

There are two recipes for making hermits:

# Recipe One

# Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons milk–sweet or sour
• 3 eggs–whites and yolks beaten separately
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 heaping teaspoon ginger
• 1 level teaspoon cloves
• 1 cup chopped seeded raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• Even cup of flour

# Directions

Drop on greased pan and bake.

# Recipe Two

# Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or hickory nuts
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped raisins
• 1-3 cup sliced citron
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon soda

# Directions

Dissolve soda in tablespoon hot water. Flour enough to make a stiff batter, drop in small cakes with teaspoon and bake in slow oven.

# Credits and Notes

• Some or all of the text on this page was taken from The Suffrage Cook Book (1915) - this work is out of copyright. It is not always clear on who wrote what recipe.

This page was last edited on 2026-09-09 03:37:29.

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