Marblehead joe frogger cookies

1 c  Shortening
      2 c  Sugar
      2 ts Baking soda
      2 c  Dark molasses
      1 c  Rum
      7 c  flour
      1 tb Ginger
    1/2 ts Allspice
      1 ts Ground cloves
      1 tb Salt
      1 ts Nutmeg
 
  Recipe by: Roy Young XXRK71A
      Cream together shortening and sugar together until light. In anohter
  bowl, combine baking soda and moasses and add rum and blend together.(Joe
  does it in the blender). In another bowl, sift together flour with ginger,
  allspice,nutmeg,cloves and salt. To the creamed mixture alternately add rum
  mixture and flour mixture. stir well between additions. Chill overnight in
  refrigerator.
  
      Roll out on floured board 1/2 inch thick. cut out with large cutter or
  wide glass. Traditionally these cookies were are big as saucers and sailors
  from Mablehead, Massachusetts took them out to snack on as they fished in
  the old days. Joe doesn't make them that big but a good wide mouth glass
  gives a lovely size. They will also crack on tops as they cool which is
  also traditional. The large amount of salt seems odd but is correct. Bake
  at 375 F for 10-12 minutes. they are a big hit around Mablehead!!!The rum
  will just flavor them. they seem like a lot of work buy are WELL WORTH
  IT!!! Use a glass that is 3 inches wide if possible!!
 
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