Categories: Desserts, Cookies 
      Yield: 10 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Sugar 
      1 x  Egg 
  1 1/2 ts Baking Soda 
      1 ts Cloves 
      1 ts Ginger 
    1/4 c  Water 
      1 c  Chopped Nuts 
    1/4 c  Butter 
      3 c  Flour 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      1 ts Cinnamon 
    1/4 c  Molasses 
      1 c  Raisins 
  
  cream the butter and sugar, add the egg and beat well.  Sift together 
  the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger.  Mix 
  together the molasses and water.  Add alternately to creamed mixture, 
  fold in raisins and chopped nuts.  Batter will be quite thick. Spread 
  out on floured surface and cut into shape.  Bake on cookie sheet 20 
  minutes at 375F.