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Recipe No. 79 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Cookies · Desserts

Serves 100 servings

Recipe No. 79 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Directions

  1. Sift ½ ounce (two mess kit spoons) cinnamon, ¼ ounce (one mess kit spoon) nutmeg and ⅛ ounce (½ mess kit spoon) ground cloves with flour in recipe for sugar cookies.

Notes

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 79, Cakes and Cookies. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.