1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine

    1/4 c  Shortening

      1 c  Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed

      1 ea Egg; Large

    1/4 c  Molasses

  2 1/2 c  Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted

    1/4 t  Salt

      2 t  Baking Soda

      1 t  Cinnamon

    1/2 t  Ginger

    1/2 t  Cloves; Ground

    1/2 t  Allspice; Ground

  Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly.  Blend in egg and
  molasses.  Sift together the remaining ingredients.  Stir into sugar
  mixture.  Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.  Place 2 inches apart on
  greased baking sheets.  Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass that
  has been greased and dipped into sugar.  Bake in preheated 350 degrees F.
  oven for 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool cookies on racks and store in airtight
  tins.
  Makes 4 dozen cookies.