Drop ginger cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1	cup	Sugar
1	cup	Molasses
1	cup	Shortening
3	eaches	Eggs
1	cup	Water; hot
1	tablespoon	Baking soda
1	tablespoon	Ginger
1	teaspoon	Salt
5	cups	Flour

Directions

Cream shorteing and sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Add molasses, ginger and salt. Beat again. Add soda to hot water. Stir well. Add to above mixture. Add flour and frop by spoonful on greased pan. Bake in moderate oven. Note: Moderate oven is 350 - 400 F. Source: Gertrude Huffman, Community Grange, Harrison County, OH Mrs. H. G. Stevenson, Lewistown Grange, Logan County, OH