| 1 |
Cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and molasses and beat well. |
| 2 |
Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon,
and cloves. Add to shortening mixture, beating well. Gather dough in ball,wrap
in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. |
| 3 |
Tear off pieces of dough about size of walnut. Roll into
ball, dust with granulated sugar and place on ungreased baking sheetabout
2 inches apart. |
| 4 |
Bake at 350 degrees until somewhat set, 10 to 15 minutes. Top will
be deeply cracked and center will still be somewhat soft. |
| 5 |
Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack to finish. |