1 cup brown sugar
                3/4 cup shortening
                1/4 cup molasses
                1 egg
                2 1/4 cup flour
                2 tsp baking soda
                1 tsp ground cinnamon
                1 tsp ground ginger
                1/2 tsp ground cloves
                1/4 tsp salt
                granulated sugar

                Mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and egg.  Stir in flour,
               baking soda,  cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.  Cover and
               refrigerate at least one  hour.  Heat oven to 375 F.  Lightly grease
               cookie sheet.  Shape dough by  teaspoonfuls into balls.  Dip tops
               into granulated sugar.  Place balls, sugar sides up, about three
               inches apart on cookie sheet.  Bake 10 - 12 min  and cool.