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August 2005
Volume 19,
Number 8

C is for Cookie, and that's good enough for jail.

Rycke's Gingernsaps

by Rycke Brown


This is the cookie recipe that got me arrested:

Rycke Brown is a natural gardener in Grants Pass, Ore.

3/4 cup pot butter (see below) 1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
small bowl of granulated sugar.

Mix thoroughly butter, brown sugar, egg, and molasses. Blend in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover; chill 1 hour (or freeze for later use).

Heat oven to 350ûF. Separate dough into teaspoon-sizes, round into balls, dip tops in granulated sugar. Place balls sugar-side up 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or just until set. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Yield: 3Ð4 dozen.

Pot Butter
1 cup butter
1 cup shake (marijuana with seeds and stems removed)

Place butter and shake in the top half of a double boiler (lacking the double boiler, in a glass or metal bowl). Fill the bottom half of the boiler (or a saucepan) with an inch or two of water. Place top on bottom; simmer for 1 hour.

Strain the melted butter out of the shake, pressing to get as much as possible out. Pour a small amount of boiling water into the shake and press again. Throw away the shake and allow the butter to cool (or use immediately for softer cookies). Yield: 3/4 cup butter.

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