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Plain Ginger Bread (M. B. Sexton)

Name: Plain Ginger Bread (M. B. Sexton)
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Put one teaspoon soda; and pinch salt in a cup; add five tablespoons hot water; four of melted shortening; and fill the cup with molasses; with one and one-fourth cups of flour; and one heaping teaspoon of ginger; add enough flour to make a stiff batter and spread in pan about one inch thick.

From The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book, 1907

Serves 8

Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

307Calories

4 gProtein

58 gCarbs

7 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories307 kcal

Protein3.9 g

Carbohydrates58 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars31 g

Total Fat7.1 g

Saturated Fat1.6 g

Monounsaturated Fat2.7 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1.8 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium17 mg

Potassium654 mg

Calcium92 mg

Iron3.9 mg

Magnesium110 mg

Phosphorus51 mg

Zinc0.4 mg

Copper0.3 mg

Manganese0.9 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A0 mcg

Vitamin E0.4 mg

Vitamin K3.5 mcg

Vitamin B60.3 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg

Niacin (B3)2.8 mg

Folate56 mcg

Choline5.6 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water22 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book (1907) by Marian B. Sexton, page 85. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN GINGER BREAD. M. B. Sexton. Put one teaspoon soda and pinch salt in a cup, add five tablespoons hot water, four of melted shortening. CAKES 177 and fill the cup with molasses. Pour in a dish with one and one-fourth cups of flour and one heaping tea- spoon of ginger, add enough flour to make a stiff batter and spread in pan about one inch thick.

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