Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Grandma's molasses
1 egg yolk

Preparation

Sift together first 8 ingredients.
Cream together shortening, sugar and molasses.
Add egg yolk and mix well.
Stir in flour mixture; mix well.
Roll out dough 1/4-inch thick.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in 350\u00b0 oven, 8 to 10 minutes.