Ginger Snaps
From Household hints, 1881
In cold weather, heat molasses, sugar, and water together before adding soda.
Presented as published in 1881. 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 Household hints (1881) by Emma Whitcomb Babcock, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
inger Snaps. — One cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of butter (or part lard), half a cup of hot water, two tea-spoonfuls of soda, two tea - spoonfuls of ginger
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