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  1. From: morrissey

  2. stsci.edu (Mostly Harmless)

  3. 15 Sep

  4. 35 GMT

  5. Here's my Grandma's recipe for gingerbread men (or should that be

  6. gingerbread people).

  7. 1 cup shortening

  8. 1 cup sugar

  9. 1 egg

  10. 1 cup molasses

  11. 2 Tbsp. vinegar

  12. 5 cups sifted all-purpose flour

  13. 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

  14. 1/2 tsp. salt

  15. 2 to 3 tsp. ground ginger

  16. 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

  17. 1 tsp. ground cloves

  18. Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg, molasses, and vinegar. Sift together dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Chill 3 hours.

  19. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut in shapes.

  20. 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at

  21. 375F for 5 to 6 minutes.

  22. Cool slightly on cookie sheet and then remove to rack.

  23. Makes about 5 dozen.

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