Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of Flour
• 1 lb. Treacle or Golden Syrup
• 6 ozs. of Butter
• 2 ozs. of Sugar
• 2 ozs. of Lemon Peel
• 1 oz. of Ground Ginger
• 1 teaspoonful of Carbonate Soda
• 1 small teacupful of Milk
• 2 Eggs

Method

1. 1

   Put treacle, butter and sugar into a saucepan over the fire to dissolve.

2. 2

   Break the eggs into a cup; beat them up.

3. 3

   Cut up the peel very finely.

4. 4

   Dissolve the soda in the milk.

5. 5

   Put the flour into a basin, mix in the ginger and peel, then stir in the eggs, treacle, etc.; beat well.

6. 6

   Pour in the milk and soda, and beat well again.

7. 7

   Pour the mixture into a greased shallow tin, bake in a moderately hot oven about half an hour.

8. 8

   When done, turn it from the tin and cool on a sieve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (London School Board receipts) (1890) by London (England). School Board, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGER BREAD. Ingredients : — 1 lb. of Flour. 1 lb. Treacle or Golden Syrup. 6 ozs. of Butter. 2 ozs. of Sugar. 2 ozs. of Lemon Peel. 1 oz. of Ground Ginger. 1 teaspoonful of Carbonate Soda. 1 small teacupful of Milk. 2 Eggs

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