Moravian Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. molasses
1/2 c. butter and lard, mixed
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 lb. brown sugar
2 lb. flour
3 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 Tbsp. ginger

Preparation

Cream the sugar, lard and butter.
Add molasses, soda and spices.
Add all flour possible to make a stiff dough.
Use remainder of flour for rolling.
Cover and let stand overnight in cold place.
The next day, roll out very, very thin using a heavy cloth on board and a thin cloth around rolling pin; the thinner, the better.
Cut in various shapes.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 10 minutes on well-greased cookie sheet.