Rolled Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 1 t. soda
• 1 C. molasses
• 6 C. flour
• 1 C. cream, or 1 0. milk and 8
• 2 t. ginger
• 2 t. salt
• 8 T. melted butter

Method

1. 1

   Mix and sift dry ingredients.

2. 2

   Add the molasses and enough cream to make a soft dough.

3. 3

   Turn onto a well floured board and roll 0.5 inch thick.

4. 4

   Cut into pieces 2.5 inches square and bake on a well greased baking sheet in hot oven.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Student's manual in household arts (1915) by Martha L. Metcalf, page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

4 T. melted butter 1. Mix and sift dry ingredients. 2. Add boiling water to the molasses and stir into the dry ingredients. 3. Add well beaten egg and melted butter. Beat well. 4. Pour into a buttered shallow pan and bake about 25 min. in a moderate oven. If the bottom of the pan is lined with a sheet of buttered paper, the ginger bread will be less apt to burn on the bottom. Note. — This recipe may be made without the egg. - LEAVENING AGENTS 209 Ginger Drops. 3 C. flour \ t. salt 1 t. cinnamon \ C. butter 1 t. cloves \ C. sugar 1 t. ginger 1 0. molasses 1 t. soda 1 C. boiling water 2 well beaten eggs 1. Mix and sift dry ingredients. 2. Mix sugar, butter, molasses and hot water together and add to the dry materials. 3. Add the well beaten eggs last and bake in well greased gem pans or in shallow cake pan in a moderate oven. Note. — This makes a nice pudding if served with a warm vanilla or lemon sauce. Vanilla Sauce. L 1 C. boiling water 2 T. flour 1 C. sugar 2 T. butter 1 t. vanilla 1. Put water on to boil. 2. Mix sugar and flour together and stir into the boiling water. 3. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly. 4. Remove from the fire and add butter and vanilla. Note. — A sour sauce may be made by adding 1 T. vinegar or lemon juice. Rolled Ginger Bread. 1 t. soda 1 C. molasses 6 C. flour 1 C. cream, or 1 0. milk and 8 2 t. ginger T. melted butter 2 t. salt

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