11/2 cups margarine or 1 1/4 cups oil 3/4 cup boiling water 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 cups molasses 1 tablespoon soda

1 1/4 quarts barley flour 1 1/2 tablespoons ginger I teaspoon nutmeg I tablespoon salt § teaspoon clove Chopped nut meats

Pour hot water over shortening; add molasses and sugar. Sift dry ingredients, and combine mixtures. Chill. Roll one-fourth inch thick; cut in strips three and one-half inches long by one and one-half inches wide. Sprinkle with chopped nut meats, and bake about ten minutes.