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Special Features: Picture Postcard Dvd of Museum

Description: Just one glance at this elegant cookbook will have you hooked. Once you begin reading, you'll find more to entice you, including elegant photos of Lincoln family items and an informative Dvd about the museum. Of course, the recipes also impress. The first section includes many Lincoln-era recipes (some of which were even enjoyed by our 16th president himself), such as Caramel Ice Cream, Brown Chicken Fricassee, and Lincoln's Favorite White Cake. You'll love this cookbook - Honest Abe guarantees it!

Funds raised support: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Volunteer Services Department

Cost: $40.00
plus $5.00 S/H per book.

• 1 1/2 c. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 8 - 9 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 tsp. baking powder
• pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 c. milk
• dash almond flavoring
• dash vanilla flavoring

(Tested: very good-similar to a sugar cookie) Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg. In a small bowl add 2 flavorings to milk. Add milk and flour mixtures alternately to sugar mixture until dough is stiff enough to roll out thin. Refrigerate for one hour. Bring to room temperature and roll out thin. Cut with a tea cup or cookie cutter. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.