Virginia Cotton'S Old Fashion Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. flour
2 eggs
2 c. sugar
2/3 c. lard
6 Tbsp. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. powder
dash of nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. lard (again)

Preparation

Sift flour and sugar into mixing bowl. Add eggs, 2/3 cup lard, milk, soda, powder and vanilla.
Knead.
Add additional 2/3 cup lard.
Knead well.
Roll a portion of dough very thin and sprinkle with sugar. Cut out and bake quickly in hot oven.