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Ice box, Goggens

Source of Recipe

Pat Richardson, Camas WA.


List of Ingredients

7 C flour
1 T ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
3/4 C water
2 tsp baking soda
1 C shortening
1 T salt
1 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 C dark rum
2 C dark molasses
2 C sugar


Recipe

Sift dry ingredients together. Combine water with rum, baking soda and molasses. Cream shortening and sugar. Add dry ingredient, water mixture and molasses mixture in 2 editions, mixing well after each one. Chill dough overnight. On well floured board, roll out 1/4-1/2 inch thick, cut with 4 inch cutter and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F. 10-12 minutes. Remove and cool. Store in covered container.