Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4           cup  shortening
  1                cup  dark brown sugar
     1/4           cup  molasses or sourghum
  1                     egg
  2               cups  flour
  2          teaspoons  baking soda
  1         tablespoon  cinnamon
  1           teaspoon  -- cloves, ginger
     1/2      teaspoon  salt

Preparation:

Cream, shortening and brown sugar. Add molasses and egg, beat well, sift dry ingredients. Add to dry mixture, mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls. Dip in brown sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE!

Nutritional Information:

3180 Calories (kcal); 161g Total Fat; (44% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 411g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 3731mg Sodium