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 DD> I commend to you a book entitled "The Time It Never Rained" by Elmer 
 DD> Kelton, San Angelo (TX) newspaperman, novelist and multi-time "Spur" 
 DD> Award winner. A latter-day story of raising sheep in Baja Oklahoma.
 DD> And  a spanking good yarn.

I'd never heard of him, and in fact, almost never heard of San Angelo,
TX. Perhaps when I'm near a 

 DD> Spoken like a true violist. Apparently you never heard Ella's version

Wazzat mean?

 DD> of  Mack. Bobby Darin's Mack was well beyond his early recordings
 DD> (Splish  Splash, etc.) mostly because at his core he was a big band
 DD> singer and  not really a rock & roller.

What I don't like about most Macks (including, if memory serves,
Darin's) is the lack of menace. It is after all a song about a
rapist and murderer. On the other hand, my favorite versions of
Alabama Song (from Mahagonny) were those of the Doors and
Erzsebet Hazy, both because of their absurdity (for different
reasons).

Molasses Spice Cookies
cat: cookies
yield: 48

3/4 c vegetable shortening
1 c sugar, plus 1/2 c to coat the cookies
1/4 c dark molasses
2 ts baking soda
1 ts ground cloves
1 ts cinnamon
1/2 ts ground ginger
1/4 ts salt
2 c flour
1 egg

In a large bowl in the microwave or a large saucepan over low
heat, melt the shortening. Add 1 c of the sugar and the
molasses and stir to blend (don't worry if it doesn't blend
completely). Let cool.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, add the baking soda, cloves,
cinnamon, ginger, salt and flour and mix well.

Add the egg to the cooled molasses mixture and blend well.
Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix well to form a stiff
dough. Shape the dough into a ball, cover with wax paper and
refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least two hr.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Line two baking sheets with
parchment paper.

On a large plate or platter, spread about 1/2 c of sugar.
Take a ts of dough and form it into a 1" ball by
rolling it between the palms of your hands. Roll the ball in
the sugar until it is thoroughly coated. Place the dough balls
on the prepared cookie sheets (about a dozen per sheet).

Bake for 8 min for a softer, chewy cookie or 10 min
for a crisper one. Remove baking sheets from oven and transfer
cookies to a wire rack. When cool, store in an airtight
container.

Goebeler originally got this recipe off the Brer Rabbit
Molasses bottle, but many similar versions exist. It can be
made with melted shortening or vegetable oil. For a richer
cookie, cream 3/4 c butter with the molasses, sugar and egg,
and then proceed as directed. However they are made, these
sturdy cookies are delicious -- especially warm and chewy
right out of the oven. The recipe also can be easily doubled.

Source: Claire Goebeler, Washington Post 11/9/2005
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