1 c  Sugar - plus 1/4 cup to roll
Cookies in
1 c  Shortening
1 c  DARK molasses (the darker
The better)
2    Eggs
4 c  Sifted flour (actually may
Take more, till the dough
Makes balls easily)
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ground ginger

Cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening. Add molasses and eggs. Mix
well. Sift together dry ingredients and add in. Put 1/4 cup sugar in
bowl. Make balls of dough, roll them in sugar. Bake on greased
cookie sheet at 350 F 12 – 15 minutes. (baked longer, they are VERY
hard)