Family gathering about 1908 in Illinois. My great-grandma in the chair, her daughter/my grandma in white, my grandpa, behind her right shoulder, holding my dad.
Phyllis's Coconut Crispies
Ingredients
1 cup Shortening (well, it's an old recipe) 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Brown Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla 2 cups flour |
1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup coconut 2 cups oatmeal 2 cups corn flakes |
Mix shortening and sugar together, add to eggs and vanilla. Sift salt, flour, baking soda, baking powder together. Then add to mixture. Mix cornflakes, oatmeal, and coconut, then add to mixture. Mix well. Drop by teaspoon on greased pan. Bake 350 deg for 15 minutes.
(We haven't made these for many years; maybe there is an updated version out there somewhere.)
(We haven't made these for many years; maybe there is an updated version out there somewhere.)