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Brown Ginger Cookies, Good Common

Name: Brown Ginger Cookies, Good Common
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces black molasses — a small tea-cup; 4 eggs; 2 ounces ground ginger—2 tablespoons; Half cup milk or water; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 pounds flour, or enough to make soft dough

From Cooking for profit, 1886

Serves 24

Adjust flour to achieve a soft dough.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

159Calories

5 gProtein

31 gCarbs

1 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories159 kcal

Protein5.4 g

Carbohydrates31 g

Fiber0.3 g

Sugars0.1 g

Total Fat1.5 g

Saturated Fat0.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat0.3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0.2 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol31 mg

Sodium92 mg

Potassium94 mg

Calcium58 mg

Iron2.8 mg

Magnesium16 mg

Phosphorus77 mg

Zinc0.5 mg

Copper0.1 mg

Manganese1.1 mg

Vitamin D0.2 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A13 mcg

Vitamin E0.1 mg

Vitamin K0 mcg

Vitamin B60.1 mg

Vitamin B120.1 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.4 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg

Niacin (B3)2.8 mg

Folate65 mcg

Choline25 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water15 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 24 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 118. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Brown Ginger Cookies, Good Common. 8 ounces black molasses — a small tea- cup 4 eggs. 2 ounces ground ginger—2 tablespoons. Half cup milk or water. 4 teaspoons baking powder. 2 pounds flour, or enough to make soft dough

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