1 egg

2 cups white sugar

1 cup boiling water

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cloves

1 cup lard

1 cup molasses

8 cups flour

2 teaspoons ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream egg, lard and sugar. Mix molasses and boiling water together. Add to creamed mixture. Sift rest of ingredients together. Add to other mixture. Roll 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with floured cookie cutters. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Cool. Frost with powdered sugar frosting tinted pink.