Marblehead Joe Frogger Cookies

Directions

1. 1

   1 c Shortening 2 c Sugar 2 ts Baking soda 2 c Dark molasses 1 c Rum 7 c Flour 1 tb Ginger 1/2 ts Allspice 1 ts Ground cloves 1 tb Salt 1 ts

2. 2

   In anohter bowl, combine baking soda and moasses and add rum and blend together.(Joe does it in the blender)

3. 3

   In another bowl, sift together flour with ginger, allspice,nutmeg,cloves and salt

4. 4

   To the creamed mixture alternately add rum mixture and flour mixture

5. 5

   stir well between additions

6. 6

   Chill overnight in refrigerator

7. 7

   Roll out on floured board 1/2 inch thick

8. 8

   cut out with large cutter or wide glass