Spice Cookies
½ cup molasses
¼ cup sugar
1½ tablespoons butter
1½ tablespoons lard
1 tablespoon milk
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon clove
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
Heat molasses to boiling-point. Add sugar, shortening, and milk. Mix and sift dry ingredients, and add to first mixture. Chill thoroughly, and proceed as with Ginger Snaps.