Hot Water Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• Vs c. granulated sugar
• % c. hot water
• 1 t. soda
• ^2 c. molasses
• I^ c. flour
• ^ t. salt
• 1 egg
• 1 t. ginger
• >4 c. drippings
• 1 t. cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour, cinnamon, soda, ginger, and salt.

2. 2

   Mix sugar, molasses, hot water, and fat.

3. 3

   Fold in flour mixture and beaten egg.

4. 4

   Bake in a well greased pan in moderate oven for 30 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking in the elementary schools, January, 1922 (1922) by Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education. Education Division., page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

^ c. flour 3^ c. raisins Yi t. cinnamon 1. Wash raisins carefully and when dry mix with 1 T. flour. 2. Sift flour, cin- namon, soda, salt and baking powder. 3. Melt fat, add sugar and beat well. 4. Add beaten egg and milk. 5. Stir in flour mixture and add oats. 6. Add floured raisins and drop by teaspoonfuls on buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes. CHOCOLATE COOKIES 1 c. brown sugar 1% c. bread flour Yi. c. melted fat 1 t. baking powder 13^ sq. melted chocolate Ya *• baking soda 1/^ c. sweet milk % t. salt 1 ^gg 1 c. chopped nuts Yi t. vanilla 1. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt. 2. Melt chocolate over hot water. 3. Add melted fat and melted chocolate to the sugar. 4. Add milk, beaten q^^ and vanilla. 5. Fold in the flour mixture. 6. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased tin, about 2 inches apart. 7. Bake in a moderate oven 12 to 15 minutes. 8. Cover cookies with Chocolate Frosting. Page 37 CAKES HOT WATER GINGER BREAD Vs c. granulated sugar % c. hot water 1 t. soda ^2 c. molasses Ij^ c. flour ^ t. salt 1 egg 1 t. ginger >4 c. drippings 1 t. cinnamon

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