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Gingerbread Boys

From The Imperial Recipe Collection Ingredients:Recipe tripled 1/3 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 1/2 cup molasses (1 jar) 2/3 cup cold water 7 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup shortening 3 cups brown sugar (packed) 4 1/2 cup molasses (3 jars) 2 cups cold water 21 cups flour 6 teaspoons baking soda 3 teaspoons salt 3 teaspoons allspice 3 teaspoons ginger 3 teaspoons cloves 3 teaspoons cinnamon

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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix together (using large electric mixer) shortening, sugar and molasses.
  3. Add water, flour, soda; mix well.
  4. Add salt, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon; mix well.
  5. Bake 15 minutes.

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Gingerbread Boys
Description: From The Imperial Recipe Collection
Sandy Jones
Ingredients:Recipe tripled
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 1/2 cup molasses (1 jar)
2/3 cup cold water
7 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup shortening
3 cups brown sugar (packed)
4 1/2 cup molasses (3 jars)
2 cups cold water
21 cups flour
6 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons allspice
3 teaspoons ginger
3 teaspoons cloves
3 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix together (using large electric mixer) shortening, sugar and molasses.
Add water, flour, soda; mix well.
Add salt, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon; mix well.
Bake 15 minutes.

Transcribed from Cookies.docx, page 2.