Old Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. vinegar
4 1/3 c. plain flour (correct measurement)
1 egg
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly.
Add egg and beat until creamy.
Add soda dissolved in vinegar.
Add vanilla and then add flour gradually to make a stiff batter that can be rolled very thin.
Cut out and bake in moderate (350\u00b0) oven until brown.
They are very crisp and continue to taste fresh after 2 weeks.