1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 tablespoons vinegar
5 cups flour
1½ tablespoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2-3 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
Cream the shortening and the sugar in a bowl. Stir in the egg, molasses, and vinegar and beat well. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Then stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture. Chill for 3 hours.
Then, roll the dough to ⅛" thickness and cut. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes. After baking, let them cool and then remove.
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