~ Father's Day ~ Recipe

How to make it

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• Ya' goin' want to measure this properly :o)
• In Grandma's Cameo Ware bowl from the Harker Pottery Company place all the dry ingredients in,then whisk about a tad,next whip the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment at the appropriate speed until light and airy,add the yolk and molasses and mix until well blended...a minute or two should do,then add the dry ingredients and proceed to a lower speed until the mixture is well blended and forms moist pebbles...Wait! Wasn't Wilma Flintstone Redheaded? :o)
• Dump the mass onto a un~floured work counter,and gently knead until it comes together,shape into an eight inch long log about one and one half inches in diameter and wrap in glad wrap,place it in the ice box until firm,a few hours or a couple of days would be just fine.
• Place the grate in the middle of the oven,cover the baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Stock the wood in the stove and raise the heat to the right temperature,you will know this when you stick your hand in the middle and it warms up pretty dang rapidly...Hey! Hey!! I heard you say "Sweet Jeezum Crow"...well,don't just stand there...unwrap the gingersnap,and using a sharp knife,cut into about three six tenths of an inch slices,arrange the slices about an inch apart on the parchment laiden baking sheets,bake until the cookies are just the right shade,about ten minutes or so will do quite nicely,set the sheets to cool a few minutes and then transfer the cookies to a cooling station and cool off completely....Then store.
• ~but~
• Keep in mind that Ginger flavor intensifies with time,and these cookies make for an excellent candidate for a long keeper...store in an airtight cooke jar and they will remain impressively delicious for a few days...never had need to wrap em' up tightly and stow em' in the cellar deep freeze...Dad,Grandad...had no problem with this 'Gingersnap'
• ~but~
• The workhands?
• Well!
• That's another matter!!
• Dad?
• Yes Sis?!
• When a 'Redhead' goes crazy...
• Do you call it a 'Ginger Snap' :o)
• Dad's advice to the beau of her youth...
• Son, do you know how you've satisfied a redhead?
• No Sir,how can you tell?
• She unties you!
• ~ so ~
• Once upon a time...The beau and her got married.
• The redhead accompanied her husband to the doctor's office. After his checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office alone.
• "Your husband is suffering from a very serious disease brought on by stress," he informed her. "If you don't do the following, your husband will surely die."
• "Each morning, fix him a healthy breakfast. Be pleasant, and make sure he's in a good mood. For lunch and dinner make him nutritious meals. There should be no dessert in the house. No chocolate. No fighting. Don't burden him with chores or discuss your problems with him, it will only make his stress worse. And most importantly, make love with your husband whenever he wants it and be sure to satisfy his every whim even if this means doing things you wouldn't normally do. If you can do this for the next year or so, your husband should regain his health completely."
• On the way home, the husband asked his wife what the doctor had told her.
• She sighed sadly and replied, "You're going to die." :o)
• He wanted to live...so...they split ways!
• Dad raised her RIGHT!
• ~ but ~
• Dadgummit!
• I can make a mighty good country biscuit...cuz the Doc.wanted to know what made that nice round indention in the back of his head ~ Giggle ~
• Don't get your hand caught in the cookie jar son!