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Sour Milk Gingerbread

From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, 1884

Serves 3

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1884) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 227. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sour Milk Gingerbread. 1 tablespoonful butter, softened. 1 cup sour milk. 23^ cups pastry flour, with an- other 3^ teaspoonful soda mixed with it, sour cream is used. Bake 3^ cup molasses. 3^ teaspoonful soda. )^ teaspoonful salt. 1 tablespoonful ginger. 3^ cup sugar

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