1/3 c Butter
1/2 c Dark molasses
1/2 ts Soda
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/3 c Brown sugar
2 1/2 c Flour (sifted)
1/2 tb Ginger (scant)
1/4 ts Salt
1 Egg (slightly beaten)
Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg; stir in molasses. Sift flour
with dry ingredients and add to butter. Turn to floured board and
roll 1/4″ thick; cut in oblong 3″X4″. Score cards with knife in 1/2″
parallel lines. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake in slow (325 F)
oven 10 minutes. Yield: 2 dozen cards Like Mammy’s (Mammy was
Florence Reeves Sykes, my mother’s paternal grandmother) SOURCE:
Mama’s Favorite Recipes (Frances Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman
Yields
24 Servings