Ginger Cookies
From A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl, 1905
For extra flavor, add a teaspoonful of mixed cinnamon and cloves and sprinkle tops with sugar.
Presented as published in 1905. 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 A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl (1905) by Caroline French Benton, page 22. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Ginger Cookies 1/2 cup butter. 1 cup molasses. % cup brown sugar. 1 teaspoonful ginger. 1 tablespoonful mixed cinnamon and cloves. 1 teaspoonful soda, dissolved in a tablespoon- ful of water. Flour enough to make it so stiff you cannot stir it with a spoon
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