Ginger Nuts

Ingredients

• % lb. of butter
• % Ib. of sugar
• I pt. of molasses
• 2 oz. ginger
• I tablespoonful of cinnamon
• as much flour as will form a dough
• 14 an oz. of ground cloves and allspice mixed

Method

1. 1

   Stir the butter and sugar together; add the spice, ginger, molasses, and flour enough to form a dough.

2. 2

   Knead it well, make it out in small cakes, bake them on tins in a very moderate oven.

3. 3

   Wash them over with molasses and water before they are put in to bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Ideal cook book (1899) by Anne Clarke, page 90. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ginger Nuts—Ingredients—% lb. of butter, % Ib. of sugar, I pt. of molasses, 2 oz. ginger, I tablespoonful of cinnamon, as much flour as will form a dough, 14 an oz. of ground cloves and allspice mixed

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