Caster Oil Cookies (70) years old

This recipie is over 70 years old ..2 of these cookies equals a dose of caster oil..
I have tasted these cookies over the years my grandma use to make them and surprise they were very good !
1 cup sugar
one half teaspoon salt
1tsp baking soda
1tsp ginger
1 cup molasses
1 half cup caster oil
1 cup flour
mix all the above together..roll out and cut ..bake 350 10 mins
peace,sugarcookie1

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Pregnant women everywhere...wanting to get the labor going...now can do it with cookies!

I wonder if that was the purpose 70 years ago too?

Originally posted by jerryznv
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Pregnant women everywhere...wanting to get the labor going...now can do it with cookies!

I wonder if that was the purpose 70 years ago too?

I have no idea but i rember eating them i was allowed 1 cookie..My grandma use to make them for my grandpa they were good ..I came across the recipie in her old recipie box that was given to me after she died its full of strange recipies.peace,sugarcookie1

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Might be an old depression time recipe...when caster oil might have been more prominent in the home than corn or vegetable oil...just a guess!

Interesting just the same!

What do they taste like? I may try an organic as possible batch of these.

Originally posted by jerryznv
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Might be an old depression time recipe...when caster oil might have been more prominent in the home than corn or vegetable oil...just a guess!

Interesting just the same!

You just might be right!! I do know if you ate to many you were sitting in the bathroom for awhile but back then i think caster oil was a cure all for everything..sugarcookie1

Originally posted by Drezden
What do they taste like? I may try an organic as possible batch of these.

From what i can rember they tasted like ginger snap cookies peace,sugarcookie1

castor oil is great stuff. works really well topically to soothe cramps and joint aches also. looks like a great recipe!

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Lol from the thread title, I thought we finally had a food to give Mcdonalds a run for their money!

70 year old cookies!!

Interesting however, that one of the most deadly toxins, ricin, comes from the same plant as the oil. Funny how humans can turn something deadly into a food

Originally posted by veritaslibertas
castor oil is great stuff. works really well topically to soothe cramps and joint aches also. looks like a great recipe!

Thats good to know i had no idea castor oil could be used for joint aches and cramps i learned something new..thanks for posting ...peace,sugarcookie1

Originally posted by mainidh
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Lol from the thread title, I thought we finally had a food to give Mcdonalds a run for their money!

70 year old cookies!!

Interesting however, that one of the most deadly toxins, ricin, comes from the same plant as the oil. Funny how humans can turn something deadly into a food

The title was a bit misleading ..there is allot of deadly food out there we eat look at the puffer fish if not fixed right it could kill a person..thanks for posting..peace,sugarcookie1

Huh???
Castor oil cookies?
I remember taking that wretched stuff
when I was a kid. Wish my mom would have
had that cookie recipe. Dont sound as good
as a SUGARCOOKIES!!!
Thanks for the recipe.I think I'll bake a couple dozen,
triple the castor oil and take it to work for my fellow
co-workers and watch the parade to the rest rooms!!!!!!

Originally posted by 43LEO729
Huh???

Castor oil cookies?
I remember taking that wretched stuff
when I was a kid. Wish my mom would have
had that cookie recipe. Dont sound as good
as a SUGARCOOKIES!!!
Thanks for the recipe.I think I'll bake a couple dozen,
triple the castor oil and take it to work for my fellow
co-workers and watch the parade to the rest rooms!!!!!!

LOL your sooo bad! that triple dose of castor oil that should do your work mates in oh man i can even imagine
peace,cookie