This section is from the book "Hanover Cook Book", by The Library Association. Also available from Amazon: The Hanover Cook Book.
One-half cup butter, 1 scant cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 teaspoonful vanil-la, 2 teacups rolled oats. Mix butter and sugar well, add egg beaten light. Mix baking powder with large teaspoonful of flour, add to rolled oats and then to the other mixture. Roll the size of a hickory nut and bake. Mrs. R. L. Ehrhart.
One-half cup of sugar, 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 3/4 teaspoonful of cloves, 2 even teaspoonfuls of soda in a cup of hot water, 2 1/2 cups of flour, 2 well beaten eggs. Bake in muffin rings in a quick oven.
1 cup melted lard, 1 cup of baking molasses, 1 cup brown sugar, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoonful ginger, cinnamon, a little powdered clove and allspice, 1 tea-spoonful soda dissolved in 1 cup of hot water, 2 cups of flour. Bake in muffin pans.
Miss Emily L. Young.
1 pt. N. O. molasses, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 large cup of lard beaten very light, 1 cup thick milk, 2 whole eggs, 4 1/2 or 5 cups flour, 1 teaspoonful ginger, and cinnamon, 1 tablespoonful soda. Bake in quick oven. Mrs. J. H. Mackleduff.
1 egg, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup lard, 1/2 cup thick milk or coffee, spice to taste, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 tea-spoonful aods, 1 pt. flour, 1 cup raisins rubbed in flour. Mix in order given. Bake in slow oven.
Mrs. H. M. Rudisill.
1 qt. molasses, 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup lard, 1 tablespoonful soda, 1 teaspoonful cream tartar, 1 tablespoonful ginger, 10 cups flour.
Mrs. H. B. Baer.
1 pt. of baking molasses, 1 cup of lard, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 1/2 teaspoonful of cloves, 1 cup of thick milk, 1 small teaspoonful of soda, 1 1/2 lbs of flour. Mix all together.
Agnes Strickler.
1 pt. molasses, 1/2 lb. brown sugar, 1 cup thick milk,. 1 cup lard, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoonful ginger, 1 table-spoonful cinnamon, 1 level tablespoonful soda, 1 1/2 lbs. flour.
Mrs. Paul Winebrenner.
1 cup of baking molasses, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of butter and lard, 1/2 teaspoonful of soda, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, flour enough to roll.
Mrs. W. S. Hoffman.
1 cup New Orleans molasses, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar. Place on the stove and let it come to a boil then take off immediately and add 2 teaspoonfuls ginger, 1 teaspoonful soda, flour enough to roll thin, and bake quickly. Mrs. F. C. Zinn.
2 1/2 lbs. of flour, 3/4 lb. of lard, 3/4 lb. of brown sugar, 1 pt. baking molasses, 1 tablespoonful soda, 1 table-spoonful of ginger, cinnamon and cloves, 1/2 teaspoon-ful of black pepper. Mrs. C. S. Shirk.
1 pt. molasses, 1 lb. of brown sugar, 1/2 lb. of butter, as much grated orange peel as is agreeable to taste, 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls of ginger, 1 of cinnamon, 1 of all-spice, flour enough to make stiff enough to handle, roll thin. Excellent.
 
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