Overflow Recipes from July/August Issue

The theme of July/August Hometown is food, a popular subject with everyone. Our recipe section is a favorite with our readers, so our food issue contains extra helpings of recipes.

Hattie Lou Brown of Union City, a native of South Fulton, submitted some of her grandmother's recipes. Here's one that we didn't have room for in the magazine.

Molasses Cookies

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 egg
2 1/4 cups plain flour
Pinch salt
3 teaspoons spices -choice as in cabinet, cloves, cinnamon , ginger

Mix and make small flat patty. Bake on well-greased cookie sheet about 10 minutes.
Extra good if added black walnuts or hickory nuts. Note: the recipe doesn't say how hot to set the oven, but most cookies are baked at 350 degrees.

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