Ginger Snaps (thing)

Recipe for Ginger Snaps:

• 1 cup of shortening
• 1 cup white or brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups molasses
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 5 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoons of nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream shortening and add sugar. Dissolve baking soda in molasses and add with vinegar to the shortening and sugar. Mix and sift flour, spices and salt, and add to first mixture. Roll out thin, cut with cookie cutter and bake on greased baking sheet in moderate oven (350°F) for 10 minutes.

Source: The Second Edition of the Purity Cookbook. (Circa 1932)