2½ cups sifted enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup shortening
½ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
½ cup sugar
1 egg
¾ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Sift together first five ingredients. Melt shortening in a saucepan
large enough for mixing cookies. Stir in molasses and sugar. Beat in
egg. Add nuts. Gradually add flour mixture. Form dough into 2 rolls, 2
inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill overnight or until ready
to bake. Slice ⅛ inch thick. Bake on greased cooky sheets 10 minutes or
until cookies have lightly browned in moderate oven (375° F.). Cool.
Store in a tightly closed tin box.
YIELD: 5 dozen cookies.
_Raisin Cookies_: Replace nuts with chopped raisins.