Crullers

One coffee cup of sugar, one coffee cup of cream, one egg, one nutmeg, two dessert spoonfuls of yeast powder, flour enough to roll, and cut not quite a fourth of an inch thick.

Crullers

One cup sugar, butter the size of a Hickorynut, three eggs, one cup sweet milk, nutmeg, flour in which is sifted two heaping teaspoons baking powder.

Caraway Cookies

One cup sugar, three eggs, one cup butter, one teaspoon caraway seed, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, flour enough to roll out well. (In all recipes which call for molasses, remember that New Orleans molasses is far preferable to syrup.)

Ginger Crackers

One cup molasses, one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup hot water, one teaspoonful cream tartar or yeast powder, one-half teaspoonful soda, one tablespoonful ginger; make very stiff with flour, and roll thin.

Ginger Bread

One cup molasses, one-half cup butter, one teaspoon cream tartar in one cup cold water, two teaspoons soda, flour sufficient to make as thick as ordinary cake; spice with ginger or clove.

Old-Fashioned Sugar Ginger Bread

One and one-half cups sugar, one cup butter, two eggs, two teaspoons ginger, one teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water, flour. Knead stiff, roll thin, bake quickly.

Molasses Ginger Bread

Two cups of best New Orleans molasses, one cup of thick sour cream, one teaspoonful soda, one egg, butter size of small egg. Rub your soda free from lumps and stir dry into your molasses, soften your butter so that it will easily mix in, add that with your well-beaten egg, also one-half teaspoon of allspice, one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoon of cloves, pinch of salt, enough flour to make as stiff as cup cake; the quantity of flour depends somewhat on the thickness of the cream. Bake in slow oven.

Ginger Cake

One cup of molasses and one of sugar; one-half cup of butter, one egg, one teaspoon of soda, one cup of hot water, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one of ginger, and a very little salt.

Rochester Molasses Cookies

Three cups New Orleans molasses and two even tablespoonsful soda, stirred to a froth. Add three well beaten eggs, one pup lard, one teaspoon each of salt, ginger and cinnamon; stir thoroughly and mix very stiff with flour. Sift sugar over them after they are rolled, and bake in a quick oven.