1 tablespoon ginger
1 tablespoon soda
2 tablespoons warm milk
1 teaspoon salt
Heat molasses to boiling-point, add shortening, ginger, soda dissolved in warm milk, salt, and flour. Proceed as for Ginger Snaps.
Soft Molasses Cookies
1 cup molasses
1¾ teaspoons soda
1 cup sour milk
½ cup shortening, melted