Prepare as for pound cake. Bake in wafer irons, rolling them while
hot.
DIMPLES.
Beat the whites of three eggs and three-quarters pound of sugar till
well mixed. Stir in blanched almonds, cut fine. Drop on tins and bake
in a cool oven.--_Mrs. A. C._
GINGER CAKES.
1 teacup of butter.
1 teacup brown sugar.
1 teacup sour milk.
7 cupfuls flour.
1½ teacup molasses.
1½ teaspoonfuls soda.--_Mrs. C. B._
GINGER SNAPS.
1 pint of molasses.
1 teacup brown sugar.
1 teacup of butter and lard mixed.
Beat the molasses till it looks light, then put it in the sugar; next
pour in the hot butter and lard, one egg beaten light, one teacup
ground ginger.
Have the mixture milk-warm; work flour in briskly. Roll them and bake
quickly.--_Miss N. S. L._
GINGER CAKES.
1 dozen eggs.
2 pounds of flour.
1 pound butter.
1 pound sugar.
1 pint molasses.
1 small teacup of ginger.
1 teaspoonful of soda.--_Mrs. Col. S._
CHEAP GINGER CAKES.
3 pints of flour.
1 large spoonful of lard.
2 large spoonfuls of ginger.
1 dessertspoonful of soda in a pint of molasses.--_Mrs. H. S._
GINGER BUNNS.
¾ pound butter, ½ pound sugar, rubbed to a cream.
½ nutmeg.
1 tablespoonful ginger.
Stir all together, then add two eggs well beaten, stir in one pound of
flour and moisten with sweet milk, until it can be easily worked. Roll
out and bake in quick oven.--_Mrs. H. D._
MOLASSES CAKES.
7 cupfuls of flour.
2 cupfuls of molasses.
1 cupful sugar.
1 cupful of butter.
1 cupful of sour milk.
1 even tablespoonful of soda.
2 tablespoonfuls of ginger.
Let the dough be as soft as you can conveniently handle it. Bake in a
moderately quick oven.--_Mrs. R. L._
SPICE NUTS.
1 pound sugar.
1 pound flour.
1 pint molasses. Mix well.
¾ pound butter.
3 tablespoonfuls ginger.
1 tablespoonful allspice.
1 tablespoonful cinnamon.
Bake in small drops or cakes.--_Mrs. Dr. J._
GINGER SNAPS.
1 cupful butter.
1 tablespoonful ginger.
1 teaspoonful soda, in 1 pint boiling molasses.
Stir and let it cool; add sifted flour enough to make a dough; roll
thin and bake.--_Mrs. S. B._
DROP GINGER CAKES.
1 pound butter, cream it as for pound cake.
2 packed quarts flour.
1 pound sugar.
1 pint molasses.
5 eggs.
2 tablespoonfuls ginger.--_Mrs. N._
PUDDINGS.
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