3/4 cup shortening 3 cups sugar 3 well-beaten eggs 3 cups cottage cheese

3/4 teaspoon soda 1 tbspn. baking powder

3/4 teaspoon nutmeg 4 1/2 cups barley flour

Cream shortening; add sugar, beaten eggs, and cottage cheese. Sift dry ingredients together, and add to first mixture. The amount of flour depends upon amount of moisture in cheese; use more if needed. Cookies should be rather thin when done.