Janet's Famous Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening (pat better)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 5 tablespoons sour milk
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 cups oatmeal, that 10 minute quickie kind
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup nuts, raisins or chocolate chipss
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To make sour milk add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar to the milk.
• Blend shortening and sugars. Add eggs and beat well.
• Sift the flour with the soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add alternating with sour milk.
• Add oatmeal.
• Stir. Add vanilla, nuts and raisins.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350.