Popcorn Fruit Cookies

1 c Finely ground popped corn

1 c Sugar

1 c Finely cut dried fruit, any

-kind 1/2 c Melted shortening

1/4 c Sweetened condensed milk

1/4 c Water

1 Egg, well beaten

1 c Flour

1 c Corn-meal

1 ts Salt

1 1/2 ts Nutmeg

4 ts Baking powder

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and corn-meal. Combine shortening sugar. Add egg. Add milk and water. Mix thoroughly. Add flour mixture, popped corn, and dried fruit. Mix thoroughly. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet 1/3 inch thick. Cut with floured cutter. Place on slightly oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (425 F) 10-12 minutes. 30 servings. Grace Viall Gray, Glen Ellyn, IL.
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