Instructions: Mix oatmeal, salt, soda and flour in bowl. Melt shortening and margarine and stir into dry ingredients. Mix with spatula, adding boiling water to make soft dough. Dough will be quite wet.

Turn onto board lined with wax paper and sprinkled with oatmeal. Roll out thinly and cut into triangles or circles. Bake on ungreased baking sheets above center of 425-degree oven until golden, about 15 minutes.

This recipe yields 24 (2-inch) oatcakes.

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