Whoopie Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
1 c. cocoa
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. thick sour milk
1 c. hot water
4 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream together sugar, salt, shortening, vanilla and eggs.
Sift together flour, soda and cocoa.
Also add baking powder.
Add this to first mixture alternately with water and sour milk.
Add slightly more flour if milk is not thick.
Drop by teaspoon.
Bake in a hot oven.