3/4 C butter
                2 C sugar
                2 well-beaten eggs
                1/2 C molasses
                2 t vinegar
                3 3/4 C flour
                1 1/2 tsp baking soda
                2-3 tsp ginger
                1/2 tsp cinnamon
                1/4 tsp cloves

                Cream butter and sugar  Stir in eggs, molasses and vinegar.
                Add dry ingredients.  Mix until blended. Form dough into 3/4"
               balls.   Bake on a greased cookie sheet about 12 minutes at 325
               deg F.  As the  ball melts down during baking, the cookie
               develops the characteristic  crinkles surface.