SYRUP TEA CAKES

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
1 cup golden breakfast syrup
1 egg
1½ teaspoons ginger
½ cup lard or butter
1 ½ teaspoons soda
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt

Preparation

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients well. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds. Place cookies 1 ½ inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes or until cookies are puffed and appear dry around edges. Cooled cookies will be crisp. Note: Delores says her mother-in-law always put a pat of butter on these cookies warm from the oven, and she says that’s still her favorite way to eat them.