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Git Along Gingersnaps
It is your misfortune if you don't try these cookies. Eating ginger is a
natural way to repel flies so feed some to your horse.

Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- Granulated sugar for coating

Directions:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and egg together until creamy.
• Sift the remaining ingredients together then add to the shortening mixture.
• Form into balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for about 10 minutes, let cool slightly on sheets before removing to cooling rack.

Makes about 48