Item Info

Language: English
Material: Ink on Paper, String
Transcription: Soft Molasses Cookies (My Mom's, mom's, mom's, mom's recipe :) Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cup molasses 4 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup boiling water Instructions: In a large bowl, sift the flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together the sugar, shortening, eggs, and molasses. Gradually add the sifted mix of dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. When thoroughly combined, carefully mix in the 1/2 cup boiling water. Cover dough and let stand overnight in the refrigerator. Then roll out dough and cut with a (flamingo shaped) cookie cutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. * Enjoy them with or without pink icing! ;)
Media Type: Realia
Source: Children's Literature Research Collection
Notes:

This item was featured in the exhibition, Our Five Senses, Parkway Central Library, William B. Dietrich Gallery, May 2019-November 2019.

Provenance: Gift from Idle to Fryd, 2014; Gift of Rachel Fryd, 2014 Caldecott Committee Member, 2015

Creation Year (Single Year or Earliest Date): ca. 2014
Image Dimensions Width: 11.2 cm
Call Number: Molly Idle - Flora & the Flamingo
Creator Name: Idle, Molly - Author