Drop Ginger Cookies

Ingredients:

1 c Sugar
1 c Molasses
1 c Shortening
3 ea Eggs
1 c Water - hot
1 tb Baking soda
1 tb Ginger
1 ts Salt
5 c Flour

Method:

Cream shorteing and sugar.
Add eggs, beat well.
Add molasses, ginger and salt.
Beat again.
Add soda to hot water.
Stir well.
Add to above mixture.
Add flour and frop by spoonful on greased pan.
Bake in moderate oven.
Note: Moderate oven is 350 - 400 F.