Soft Molasses Cookies I

Ingredients

 * 1 cup molasses
 * ½ cup shortening, melted
 * 1¾ teaspoons soda
 * 2 teaspoons ginger
 * 1 cup sour milk
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * flour

Directions
To prepare this Soft molasses Cookies Recipe, first add soda to molasses and beat thoroughly; add milk, shortening, ginger, salt, and flour. Enough flour must be used to make mixture of right consistency to drop easily from spoon. Let stand several hours in a cold place to thoroughly chill. Toss one-half mixture at a time on slightly floured board and roll lightly to one-fourth inch thickness. Shape with a round cutter, first dipped in flour. Bake on a buttered sheet.