Gingerbread

Ingredients

• Eight tablespoonfuls of golden syrup
• Jib. of moist sugar
• Then add Jib. of butter
• and 2ozs. of lard
• Whip two eggs
• add a teacupful of milk
• One pound of flour
• 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder
• 3 teaspoonfuls of ginger

Method

1. 1

   Beat all together.

2. 2

   Add flour, baking powder, and ginger gradually to the other ingredients.

3. 3

   Mix well.

4. 4

   Spread thickly on a well buttered paper in a baking tin.

5. 5

   Bake in a moderate oven about 40 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes (1907) by King's College Hospital, page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Gingerbread. Eight tablespoonfuls of golden syrup, Jib. of moist sugar — beat together. Then add Jib. of butter and 2ozs. of lard. Beat all together. Whip two eggs, add a teacupful of milk. Mix all together. One pound of flour, 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 3 teaspoonfuls of ginger

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