Recipe#5879

Title: Soft Molasses Cookies

SOAR

      1 c  Sugar                           4 1/2 c  Flour
      1 c  Shortening                          3 tb Flour
      1    Egg                                 4 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Molasses                        2 1/2 ts Ginger
      1 c  Sour milk or buttermilk        
 
  Mix sugar, shortening, egg and molasses in bowl. Then mix flour, soda, salt
  and ginger together. Add milk & flour one after another; blend together.
  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 7 minutes in 350F.
  This recipe is from my grandmother in Nova Scotia's recipe box.