lespoon ginger
3/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 level teaspoon soda well sifted
2 level cups flour
Bake in gem pans. Greatly improved by adding nuts and raisins.
Cream Gingerbread Cakes
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup thick sour milk
1 saltspoon salt
1 tablespoon ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons soda (level)
Beat 2 eggs until light, add 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup molasses, 3/4 cup
thick sour cream, the grated rind of 1/2 lemon, 1 saltspoon of salt, 1
teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon ginger, and finally, add 2 cups of well
sifted flour mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons soda (level).
Bake in gem pans. If desired add nuts and raisins which improves them
very much.
Parliament Gingerbread
(With apologies to the English Suffragists)
1/2 lb. flour
1/2 lb. treacle
1 oz. butter
1/2 small spoon soda
1 dessert spoon ginger
1 dessert spoon mixed spices
1/2 cup sugar
A bit of hot water in which soda is dissolved.
Put flour in a basin, and rub in butter, and dry ingredients; then, soda
and water; pour in treacle, and knead to smooth paste. Roll quite thin
and cut in oblongs. Bake about 1/4 hour.
Soft Gingerbread
1 cup sour milk
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 pints flour
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
2 teaspoons ginger
Dr. Van Valja's Griddle Cakes
1 cup boiled rice
1 level tablespoon flour
yolks of three eggs
pinch salt
Beat the eggs to a froth, put in the rice and flour, bake on rather hot
griddle greased with butter--eat with sugar and cinnamon.
Very good for a dyspeptic.
Sally Lunn
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
A good breakfast toast is made by dipping the slices of bread in a pint
of milk to which a beaten egg and a pinch of salt are added, and
frying.
When Heat Turns Milk Sour
Here is a sour cream filling for cake: Mix equal quantities of thick,
sour cream, chopped nuts and raisins. Add a little sugar and lemon
juice, enoug
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