| 1/2 | c | Shortening |
| 2 1/2 | c | All purpose flour |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 1/2 | c | Molasses |
| 1 | | Egg |
| 1 | tb | Vinegar |
| 1 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1 | ts | Ground ginger |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cinnamon |
| 1 | ts | Ground cloves |
| 1 | oz | Clear red hard candy, |
| | Finely |
| | Crushed |
| | ROYAL FROSTING |
| 2 | | Egg whites |
| 3 | c | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1/4 | ts | Cream of tartar |
| | MATERIALS |
| 2 | | 8-3/4 inch long red and |
| | White striped candy canes |
| | (3/4 inch diameter) |
| 6 | | 3-1/2 inch long red and |
| | White striped candy sticks |
| 4 | | Green striped square hard |
| | Candies and 4 red striped |
| | Square hard candies |
| | (from a bag of mixed hard |
| | Candies) |
| 2 | sm | Red gumdrops |
| 2 | lg | Red gumdrops |
| | Silver drages (for |
| | Decorating only; do not eat) |
| | (Silver Dots?) |
| 1 | | 4-1/2 inch long red and |
| | Green striped candy stick or |
| 1 | | 5-3/4 inch red and green |
| | Striped candy cane |
