Ginger Nuts

Ingredients

• Rub in one and a half pounds of flour
• one-half pound of butter
• half pound of brown sugar
• three tablespoonfuls of ginger
• one teaspoonful of cinnamon
• one teaspoonful of cloves
• one teaspoonful of black pepper
• Stir all into a pint of West India molasses
• one teaspoonful of soda
• two of cream tartar

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients and form into dough.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 367. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ing teaspoonful of soda dis- solved in a little tepid water ; mix thoroughly before taking from the COOKIES, SNAPS AND JUMBLES. 431 stove, then add flour enough to make a stiff dough. Roll very thin, cut the cakes in shapes and bake in a quick oven. LEMON SNAPS. One coffee-cup of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, two eggs, one level teaspoon soda dissolved in a quarter of a cup of hot water ; flour to roll thin ; flavor with lemon ; bake in a hot oven. JUMBLES. Take one pint of sour cream, three eggs, two cups of sugar, and one quart of flour into which has been thoroughly mixed two teaspoonfuls of phosphatic baking powder and a pinch of salt. Season with cinna- mon ; cut in rings and fry in lard to a light brown, or bake them quickly in a hot oven. If the latter, wet the tops with the white of an egg and sift white sugar over. They are excellent. COCOANUT JUMBLES. One pound of grated cocoanut, three-quarters pound of pulverized sugar, six ounces butter, six ounces flour, five eggs ; drop with table- spoon on tins. JACKSON JUMBLES. Three eggs, two cups sugar, one cup sour milk, teaspoonful soda, one cup butter, flavoring to taste; mold very soft, only kneading in enough flour to roll without sticking to the board ; roll a little thinner than for biscuits and bake in quick oven. GINGER NUTS. Rub in one and a half pounds of flour, one-half pound of butter, half pound of brown sugar, three tablespoonfuls of ginger, one teaspoonful of cinnamon and cloves (each), one teaspoonful of black pepper. Stir all into a pint of West India molasses, and piece of a lemon, one tea- spoonful of soda, two of cream tartar

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.