Ginger Snaps

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1% cups sugar
• 1 cup butter and lard mixed
• 7 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 heaping teaspoon soda
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

Method

1. 1

   Put molasses, soda, butter, lard and vinegar in pan and let come to a boil.

2. 2

   Beat eggs and sugar light and pour boiling molasses over it.

3. 3

   Let cool and mix.

4. 4

   Roll thin, cut in shapes, and bake in quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Raleigh cook book (1907) by N.C.). Ladies' Church Improvement Society First Baptist Church (Raleigh, page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ginger Snaps.—1 cup molasses; 1% cups sugar; 1 cup butter and lard mixed; 7 cups flour; 2 eggs; 1 heaping teaspoon soda; 1 table- spoon ginger; 1 tablespoon vinegar

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