Ingredients & Directions
                
     2 c  Shortening
 2 1/4 c  Brown sugar
     1 qt Molasses
     8 c  Flour
     1 tb Cloves
     1 tb Cinnamon
     1 ts Ginger
   1/2 ts Baking soda
     1 x  *dissolved in:
     1 ts Vinegar
 Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening. Sift the flour
 and spices together. Add sugar and mix well. Work in the shortening
 with the finger tips or with a pastry blender. Add baking soda and
 molasses and mix thoroughly. Chill. Roll very thin on floured board
 and cut with fancy cookie cutters. Bake at 350-F about 10 minutes.
                 
                 Yields       
                1 Servings                
