Raisin Filled Cookies

1. Boil the raisins in the water, add a little salt, the vanilla and sugar. Thicken with cornstarch
2. Combine dough ingredients.
3. Roll out dough and cut. Put rasin between and bake in moderate oven (375 degree) until done

------Dough---------
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup lard or butter
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t soda, dissilved in
• 1 cup sour milk
• 1 t salt
• 2 t baking powder, sifted with
• flour to stiffen
------Filling------
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 T cornstarch
• 1 cup brown sugar
• salt

Notes: This is my great grandmother's recipe for raisin cookies. This is copied directly from and entry in a 1940's cookbook so directions and quanties are a little vague. My grandmother used make these cookies for when I visited, but my mother never made them as my dad hated raisins.I haven't made these yet, but will try and see if I can sort out the details. FYI - sour milk can be made by 1 T of vinegar to 1 cup of fresh milk. Let sit for five minutes.