Title: Skidaddle Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Canadian
Yield: 72 Cookies
3 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Butter
1 1/2 c Brown sugar; lightly packed
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
1 c Fruit cocktail; well drained
1/2 c Walnuts
"Skidaddle Ridge, New Brunswick, cam by itd name because it was a
hideout for draft dodgers. The "Skidaddlers were Democrats who, not
in sympathy with the Republican Party during the Civil War;
"skidaddled" out of the country. Most of them returned home after
the war, but many stayed to settle in New Brunswick and Southern
Ontario.
These cookies are frequently packed in the lunch boxes carried by
hunters in this region."
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Cream together the
butter, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat in the egg and fruit
cocktail. Stir in the dry ingredients and add the walnuts. Drop
batter from a teaspoon about 2" about on a greased baking sheet.
Bake in 350 F oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
