3/4 c Shortening
1 c Brown sugar, packed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1/4 c Water
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Oats; uncooked
1 c Flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Soda
Beat together shortening, sugars, eegg, eater and vanilla until creamy. Add combined remaining ingredients; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls ontio greased coookie sheet. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 deg) for 12 to 15 minutes. (For variety add chopped nuts, raisins, choc. chips or
cooconut) Makes about 5 dozen cookies. Recipe – very old from an oatmeal box. —–