Ginger for Nausea

I've been drinking ginseng green tea with freshly grated ginger to build up my resistance to nausea, so we shall see if this works. Tonight I decided to bake some ginger cookies. I found a Paula Deen recipe that seemed fine and it was! The cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft inside. I like my cookies more gingery so I doubled the amount of ginger. This is not the gingersnap cookies that my granny liked, but they are mighty good.

 

3/4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 cup sifted all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. salt

1. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and molasses and beat until  well mixed.

2. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Add to the shortening mixture. Stir until well combined.

3. Use about one teaspoon of dough and roll into balls. Roll the balls in granulated sugar. Place half an inch apart on a baking stone or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten the balls slightly with your fingertips.

4. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Store in airtight tins.