Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4  cup           butter flavor shortening
     3/4  cup           dark brown sugar
     3/4  cup           granulated sugar
   2                    eggs -- beaten
   3      cups          flour
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
   1      teaspoon      cinnamon
   1      teaspoon      allspice
     1/2  tablespoon    ground cloves
   1      pinch         salt
     1/2  cup           molasses -- mix with 2 T water
   1      cup           raisins

Preparation:

Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs. Mix all dry ingredients and raisins in bowl. Mix 1/2 dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add beaten molasses to above mixture. Add rest of dry ingredients. Drop by tablespoon fulls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. (you can also pour all of dough in jelly roll pan, and cut after baked)