C-CONKIES (Czech) Irene Gabriel, Hennessey, OK
"This is my mother-in-law's recipe. She would be frying these when the kids came home from school."
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
oil for frying
Mix all ingredients, using 1 cup flour and adding the rest if needed. When it is stiff enough to come off a teaspoon, drop teaspoonsful into pan of hot shortening and fry until done.