Mrs. Edison's Old Fashioned Recipe for Ginger Snaps

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Mrs. Edison's Old Fashioned Recipe for Ginger Snaps
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp clove

Directions:

  1. Heat and bring to boiling point sugar, molasses, shortening (part of which should be butter), ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Remove from fire and cool. In the meantime, mix and sift the salt and flour and stir part of it into cooling mixture. Dissolve the soda in a tablespoon of warm water and beat into the mixture then stir in the remainder of flour. Roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness on a floured board and shape with a floured cutter. Place on small buttered tins allowing space for spreading. Preheat oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Put in oven and bake for 7 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1154.05 Kcal (4832 kJ)
Calories from fat 369.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.01g 63%
Sodium 2308.02mg 96%
Potassium 1455.79mg 31%
Total Carbs 191.92g 64%
Sugars 116.55g 466%
Dietary Fiber 8.46g 34%
Protein 9.48g 19%
Iron 9.5mg 53%
Calcium 443.2mg 44%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 404.29 Kcal (1693 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.37g 63%
Sodium 808.55mg 96%
Potassium 510mg 31%
Total Carbs 67.24g 64%
Sugars 40.83g 466%
Dietary Fiber 2.96g 34%
Protein 3.32g 19%
Iron 3.3mg 53%
Calcium 155.2mg 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.7
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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