Grandma'S Old Fashioned Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 small bottle cinnamon oil
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks (save whites)
1 1/2 oz. ground ginger
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/2 c. milk
4 c. self-rising flour
1 c. self-rising flour
2 egg whites
1 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Mix sugar and shortening well.
Add ginger, cinnamon oil, eggs and cooking oil.
Mix until all lumps are gone.
Add milk slowly; add flour, mixing with hands or dough hooks.
Place the cup of flour in a large bowl and lightly knead dough therein.
Pat dough into cakes 3 to 4 inches long, or roll thin and cut into gingerbread men.
Bake on greased cookie sheet at 450\u00b0 for about 8 minutes until lightly browned.
Beat egg whites with sugar and brush tops and bottoms before they cool.
Serve hot with a cold glass of milk.