OLD FASHIONED GINGER SNAPS

1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup lard
1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in a little hot water
1 tbsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
Flour (enough to roll into balls)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

Cream together sugar, molasses and lard. Then add soda in hot water. Add the ginger, black pepper, and just enough flour to make a soft dough that doesn't stick to your fingers.

Shape into balls the size of a walnut. Place on cookie sheet and flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees F for about 12 minutes.

"They are very good dunked in milk or coffee when you eat them. It brings out the flavor."

Adapted from source: Cookbook USA