Grandma'S Old Fashioned Gingerbread

• 1 lb. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1/2 small bottle cinnamon oil
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 egg yolks (save whites)
• 1 1/2 oz. ground ginger
• 1/4 c. cooking oil
• 1/2 c. milk
• 4 c. self-rising flour
• 1 c. self-rising flour
• 2 egg whites
• 1 Tbsp. sugar

1. Mix sugar and shortening well.
2. Add ginger, cinnamon oil, eggs and cooking oil.
3. Mix until all lumps are gone.
4. Add milk slowly; add flour, mixing with hands or dough hooks.
5. Place the cup of flour in a large bowl and lightly knead dough therein.
6. Pat dough into cakes 3 to 4 inches long, or roll thin and cut into gingerbread men.
7. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 450u0b0 for about 8 minutes until lightly browned.
8. Beat egg whites with sugar and brush tops and bottoms before they cool.
9. Serve hot with a cold glass of milk.

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Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=730517 (may not work)