Gram's Recipes - Drop Cookies

1 cup shortening (margarine)
2 cups brown sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup sour milk (regular milk w/tsp vinegar added)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour

Mix in order, adding the sour milk after the egg. You can add chocolate chips, raisons, coconut, nuts ... just about anything to this recipe.