Recipe by: Los Angeles Times 11-21-96 Melt shortening. Stir in sugar and molasses. Add egg, beating very well. Add baking soda, flour, cloves, ginger and cinnamon. Mix until well blended. Chill dough few minutes. Shape dough into size of small walnuts and roll in sugar. Place on greased baking sheet about 5 cm apart. Bake at 375 degrees 10 to dozen minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Place cookies on rack to finish cooling. Recipe from Mrs. Jerry Suszczynski of Glendora, CA. Formatted by Lynn Thomas.