Mother Boyd's Coconut Drop Cookies

Mother Boyd was what my mom always called her mother-in-law Mae Boyd. Mother Boyd gave mom this recipe on 10-15-1949, about a month before Mom got married.

Mother Boyd's Coconut Drop Cookies

1/2 cups butter
1/2 cups lard
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
Cream together.

Then add:
2 beaten eggs
1/4 tsp salt
2 level tsp baking soda
2 tsp cream of tarter
3 cups flour
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup nut meats

That's it. No oven temp. No bake time. As if to say, "Girl. You are marrying my son, you better know how to use an oven and make a cookie."

I'd say 350* for 8-10 minutes.