Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Frosting
light cream or milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
12 drops food coloring
dash of salt

Cream together butter and sugar til light.  Ad eggs one at at time, beating well after each egg.
Stir in1 tsp vanilla. Stir together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and 1 1/2 tsp salt.  Gradually blend into creamed mixture.  Chill.

On a well-floured surface. roll out dough to about 1/8 in. thickness.  Cut out shapes.
Bake on ongreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for about 6-8 minutes.  Makes 5  doz.

Cool and frost.  

Enjoy

Dick's Jerky Brine

1 1/2 tsp LaSoy Sauce
2 C water
3 tsp pepper (1 each type)
2 tsp garlic
2 tsp sage (paste)
4 tsp salt
1/2 pound brown sugar
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp Hosian Sauce
STIR WELL

Soak 12 minutes in rock salt brine- 1 qt.

Remove salt. It is used as sauce.

Wash thoroughly with strainer -   3-4 times