I found a handful of easy and seemingly delicious recipes from an old cookbook I picked up, "Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking". I haven't yet tried them, but once I do, I'll check back in and comment: Molasses Nog: 3 1/2 cups chilled milk 1/2 cup coffee cream 2 or 3 tbsp molasses dash of nutmeg or ginger dash of salt -Combine first 4 ingredients, stir well. Pour into glasses and sprinkle w/ preferred spice. 4 servings. Molasses Shake: -Measure into shaker: 2 tbsp light molasses, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel and 1 cup milk. Add a large scoop of vanilla ice cream and beat well. 1-2 servings. Soft Molasses Rolled Cookies: 5 1/4 to 5 1/2 cups AP Flour 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1 1/2 tsp ginger 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 3/4 tsp salt 1 cup leaf lard 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 2 tsp vanilla 1 egg, beaten 4 tsp soda 3/4 hot water -Grease baking sheet lightly, then dust w/ flour. 10 min. before bake, set oven to 400 degrees. -Sift flour, measure, resift 3 times w/ next 5 ingredients. Heat lard until barely melted, cool slightly, then pour over sugar in a 4-qt mixing bowl. Beat until blended, then beat in molasses, then vanilla & egg, beating very hard. Dissolve soda into the hot water and stir into molasses mixture. Now stir dry ingredients into molasses mix in 3-4 portions, stirring after each. Cover dough and chill 20 min. +. Once chilled, roll out 1/4 inch thick and cut w/ rounds. Place on prepared sheet pan and bake 10 min. Cool.