Ginger Drop Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 14 cup hot water
• Flour to make stiff batter

Method

1. 1

   Warm the butter slightly; beat it in the molasses; add the ginger, sugar and salt, then a little of the flour, then the beaten eggs, then more flour.

2. 2

   Make the batter stiffer than needed to allow for the soda and hot water, which are to be added last.

3. 3

   Drop on buttered tins and bake in a quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 118. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGER DROP CAKES 1/2 cup butter 1 tablespoon ginger 1 cup molasses 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 14 cup hot water Flour to make stiff batter

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