Southern Ginger Snap Cookies (1972)

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  2 1/2 cups all--purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tspn ginger
• 1/4 tspn cinnamon
• 1/4 tspn nutmeg
• 1/8 tspn cloves
• 1/2 tspn baking soda
• 1 tbspn hot water
• 1 tspn vinegar

Sift flour, measure and resift. cream shortening, blend in sugar, and add molasses and beaten egg. Beat until smooth.

Mix spices thoroughly with baking soda, and blend until smooth with hot water and vinegar. Stir into creamed mixture. Add flour, mixing thoroughly until smooth.

Drop from a teaspoon only buttered baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes in a moderate oven (375 degrees). Remove to cake racks to cool. Yield: 4 to 5 dozen, depending on the size.

More "Lost" Ginger Recipes

Hot Frosted Coffee Gingerbread (1935)

Farmer's Banana Ginger Pie (1965)

(Origin - "The Mississippi Cookbook" compiled by the Home Economics Division of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, 1972. Recipe by Mrs. Norma W. Smith of Summit, MS.)