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Gingerbread
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| ½ cup shortening
½ cup brown sugar ½ cup syrup or molasses ½ cup buttermilk ½ teaspoon vinegar 3½ cups flour 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger 2 teaspoons cinnamon Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and
cream thoroughly. Blend in syrup. Sift 1¼ cups flour with soda,
spices and salt and stir into syrup mixture. Add vinegar and remaining
2¼ cups flour, alternating with buttermilk. Chill dough. Roll out
¼ inch thick on the back of an inverted shallow pan or cookie sheet,
then cut with gingerbread man cutter. Remove the dough surrounding the
cookies and bake in moderate oven (375° F.) 10 to 15 minutes. As soon
as cookies come from oven, add raisins for eyes and
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