Boston Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 11/2 cups Sugar
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 * 3 eggs
 * 1 cup chopped nut meat, hickory or English walnut
 * 1 teaspoon soda
 * 11/2 tablespoons hot water
 * 1/2 cup currants
 * 31/4 cups flour
 * 1/2 cup Raisins, seeded and chopped

Directions

 * 1) First cream the butter, add Sugar gradually, and eggs well beaten.
 * 2) Add soda dissolved in hot water, and one-half the flour mixed and sifted with salt and cinnamon
 * 3) Then add nut meat, fruit, and remaining flour.
 * 4) Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a buttered sheet, and bake in a moderate oven.