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Recipes: Then & Now - Molasses Cookies - by Douglas Carpenter

posted: Sept. 03, 2010

Molasses Cookies

I think after so many years of writing about recipes I have enough material to muddle a few past articles into a cook book of my own. What do you think? I imagine it would be a fun and educational experience.

I am unsure at this point where I might go with it. Do I create something of local interest with the intent to sell locally or try my hand at a cook book that would have a wider audience? Do I submit it to a publisher or have it printed at a local print shop?

Some ideas I could include would be the changes in our cooking habits over the years, and how the kitchen has changed through time. I might like to use some local interviews to get some first hand knowledge of what cooks did and why. And the ingredients a cook of days past would have used and the things they didn't. Well, you get the idea.

I have set myself a goal of March first, 2011 to have a complete outline with a list of recipes and topics to include. I also plan on having completed the research necessary by then, too. Once I have all that I may need some input from you.

And you, my dear reader, are why I write. I am indebted to you for all you have shared with me. I am grateful for the joy I have found in sharing with you on a regular basis. I would like to share something more substantial and long lasting as an expression of my feelings. Please let me know what you think by sending me a message: douglas@broadripplegazette.com

So here is one of my favorite cookies. I have been baking these for at least twenty years. It is a very old fashioned cookie. Enjoy.

image courtesy of Douglas Carpenter

Molasses Cookies

1 cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup canola oil

½ cup molasses

1 large egg

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

½ teaspoon cloves

¼ teaspoon salt

Combine brown sugar, oil, molasses and egg and beat well. Whisk together the flour, soda, spices, and salt. Gradually blend into molasses mixture. Form into balls about 1 tablespoon each. Roll in granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes.

image courtesy of Douglas Carpenter

Douglas Carpenter is an avid recipe and cookbook collector. He has over 400 cookbooks in his library and he has published two cookbooks of locally-collected recipes. He has won sweepstakes and blue ribbons in the Culinary Arts division of the Indiana State Fair. Email your cooking questions to douglas@BroadRippleGazette.com

douglas@broadripplegazette.com

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