Soft Molasses Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 c. lard or shortening
1 c. molasses
4 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1 c. sour milk
at least 5 c. flour (to make dough stiff)

Preparation

Mix together.
Roll thick.
Bake at 450\u00b0 for 5 to 8 minutes. Put in cookie jar while still warm.