1 c. butter and lard
3 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 shallow tbsp. baking soda
3 c. or more flour, enough to make a soft dough
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Cream shortening and sugar, then beat in eggs one at a time. Mix soda and sour milk together. Add this alternately with the baking powder and flour which has been mixed together. Add flour to make dough stiff enough to roll.