Gingerbread

Name: Gingerbread
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: i cup butter; 3 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 cup sweet milk; 1 teaspoon ginger; 2 eggs

From The household cook book, 1902

Serves 8

(See our article on 'Frosting and Icing' for the method of glazing gingerbread).

Presented as published in 1902. 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 The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 289. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGERBREAD. i cup butter. 3 cups flour. 2 cups sugar. 1 tablespoon baking powder. 1 cup sweet milk. 1 teaspoon ginger. 2 eggs

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