Joe Frogger'S Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 c. flour
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
3/4 c. water
1/4 c. rum
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. dark molasses
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar

Preparation

Sift flour with salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice. Combine water and rum.
Combine baking soda with dark molasses. Cream shortening and sugar.