Rolled Oat Cookies

==Ingredients==
* ½ cup sugar
* 5 tablespoons shortening
* 2 teaspoons molasses
* ⅔ cup seedless raisins
* 1 cup rolled oats
* ¾ cup flour
* 1 egg
* a few grains of salt
==Directions==
# Add the sprinkle of salt and the molasses to the fat, and work together in a bowl.
# Add the sugar gradually, and cream the mixture until white and very light.
# Add the well beaten egg and mix.
# Add the raisins, then the oats, and lastly the flour.
# Mix lightly, and press off from the side of a tablespoon onto an oiled baking pan, leaving a little space between, and bake in a medium slow oven, to a delicate brown.
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