Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  sugar
     3/4           cup  shortening
  1                     egg
  4        tablespoons  molasses
  2               cups  flour
  1 1/2      teaspoons  baking soda
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
  1           teaspoon  cloves -- ground
  1           teaspoon  ginger

Preparation:

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add remaining ingredients. Roll dough in balls and roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Put drop of water into center of each cookie. Bake at 350ø for 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

139 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 83mg Sodium