Molasses cookies 1^

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 quart Molasses
1 Gill (1/2c) water
2 ounces Baking soda
1 cup Lard
Flour

Directions

Put molasses, water, baking soda and lard in a large bowl; mix the together. Add flour enough to make a mice dough suitable to roll out and cut. Brush tops with milk or water. Bake in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes.

A note about Molasses Cookies: Molasses cookies are very common, but they are not easy to make, the reason being that there is no rule you can work by which will answer in all cases. All molasses does not work alike. Some kinds will bear more water than others, and the weather has to be taken into consideration. You can use more water in cold weather than warm, at times ½ molasses, ½ water. Be very careful and do not work more than necessary to mix.

Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.

Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 5-95

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 07-25-95

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