Sift together:
3 ½ C Flour
3 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp clove
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp all spice
½ tsp salt
Beat together:
1 egg
2/3 C sugar
1 C molasses
½ C melted shortening
Add 1 cup of flour mixture to the wet ingredients then mix in ¼ c cold water and ¼ c vinegar. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix well.
Chill for 1 hr. Preheat oven to 375.
Roll out to ½ thickness and cut out cookies.
Bake 12-15 minutes and immediately take off cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.
Makes about 4 dozen depending on how thick you roll these out.