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Ginger Cakes

From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919

— Mrs. Addie Erwin.

Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ginger Cakes One pt. baking molasses, V2 cup butter, 1 tspn. cinnamon, 1 tspn. ginger, V2 tspn. cloves, 1 egg, 1 tspn. baking soda dissolved in boiling water, V2 cup thick milk, flour to thicken

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