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Bachelor's Buttons
5 oz. Flour
2 oz. Sugar
1/2 teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda (Household Baking Soda)
1 oz. Butter
1 teaspoonful Cream of Tartar
6 drops Essence of Almonds
Rub the butter into the flour, stir in the sugar, carbonate of soda, and cream of tartar; mix into a stiff dough with the egg and flavoring. Roll into small balls about the size of a marble; toss in coarse sugar, put on to a greased baking sheet, and bake from five to eight minutes.