As the story was told, in the slave days there was an old black man who people called "Uncle Joe". Uncle Joe lived at the edge of a frog pond and made the best molasses cookies in town. They called his cookies "Joe Froggers" because they were as large as lily pads and as dark as the frogs in the pond. Fisherman said that they would keep on their long sea voyages and would even trade rum for Uncle Joe's cookies!!
Ingredients:
4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons rum
1/3 cup water
1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
Cream sugar and butter. Add in molasses and baking soda. Dilute the rum in the water and then mix water mixture in to the sugar bowl. Add all the spices and salt and blend well. Stir in the flour one cup at a time by hand until well mixed and dough is moist. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. On well floured surface roll dough to 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a large cookie cutter ( I used one 4 inches in diameter). Baked on greased cookies sheet at 375F for 10-12 minutes making sure to keep a watchful eye so they don't burn. Let cookies stand for a few minutes then remove from cookie sheet to cool completely. Store in air tight container.
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