Recipe: Quaker's Original 1955 Oatmeal Cookies

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Quaker's Original 1955 Oatmeal Cookies
Appeared in July 27, 1994 edition of The Birmingham News.

2 cups Sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves
1 cup Crisco shortening
1 1/2 cups Brown sugar
2 Eggs -- beaten
2/3 cup Sour milk (Add lemon juice -- to regular milk)
1 1/3 cups Rolled oats
1 cup Raisins
1 cup Chopped nuts

Sift first five ingredients. Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs; beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients in small amounts alternatively with milk. (You may do this by hand.) Stir in last three ingredients. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees until golden.