Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/3           cup  dark corn syrup
     1/4           cup  honey
     1/4           cup  sugar
     1/4           cup  shortning
  1                     beaten egg
  2 1/4           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cloves
     1/4      teaspoon  ground allspice
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cinnamon
                        powdered sugar -- optional

Preparation:

Combine first 4 ingredients in saucepan; cook and stir until shortening and sugar melt. Cool. Stir in egg. Mix flour with soda and spices. Add to honey mixture; mix well. Form into balls using one level tablespoon of dough for each; place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F about 10 minutes. Cool. If desired, sift powdered sugar over tops

Nutritional Information:

50 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 23mg Sodium