Ginger Crackers

One-half pint lard, 1/2 lb. brown sugar, 1 pt. mo-lasses, 1 teaspoonful soda, 1 tablespoonful of cloves, 1 tablespoonful ginger, and a little salt, make very stiff, roll it in. Mrs. David S. Tanger.

Ginger Crackers

1 pint baking molasses, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup melted lard, 1/2 teaspoonful ginger, flour enough to stiffen. Roll out thin.

Mrs. Mary Yost. .

Ginger Crackers

1 lb. sugar, 1 lb. butter, 1 qt. molasses, 4 lbs. flour, 2 oz. of ginger. Miss A. Kate Shriver.

Fairy Ginger Bread

1 cup of butter, 1 cup of thick milk, 2 cups of sugar, 4 cups of flour, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 3/4 teaspoonful of soda. Mix all together, spread on cake tins very thin, bake in quick oven. Before baking score with knife very lightly, in order to break into squares. Mrs. Kate W. Himes.

Ginger Bread

1 cup of white sugar, 1 cup of molasses, 1 cup of thick milk, 3 cups of flour, 3/4 cup of lard, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 1 teaspoonful of soda, 1/2 tea-spoonful of cloves. Mrs. Wertz.

Soft Ginger Bread

1 cup N. 0. molasses, 2 teaspoonfuls soda, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup melted lard, 1 cup thick milk, 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon and ginger, 1/2 teaspoonful cloves.

Mrs. Clara Moul, York, Pa. Best Ginger Bread.

One-fourth cup of baking molasses, fill cup up with white sugar, 1 cup of sour cream, 2 cups of flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 1 teaspoonful soda.

Mrs. M. D. Feiser, New Oxford, Pa.

Soft Ginger Bread

2 cups flour, 1 cup molasses, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup sweet milk, 1/2 cup butter or lard, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of thick milk. Cinnamon and ginger to taste. Mrs. Chas. Delone.

Ginger Bread

1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter or lard, 1 cup molasses, 3 cups flour, spice to taste, 2 eggs. Mix well, then stir 2 teaspoonfuls of soda in 1 cup of boiling water. Stir in the water and bake in quick oven. Mrs. A. Sourber.

Ginger Bread

Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1/4 cup of butter; when the butter melts add 1 cup of molasses, 1/2 cup brown sugar, then stir in 1 level tablespoonful of soda dissolved in 1 tablespoonful of vinegar. Add quickly 2 1/2 cups of flour. Add 1 teaspoonful each of ginger, and cinnamon, and a little grated nutmeg, and cloves. Beat batter well before putting in shallow pans to bake. This makes a nice hearty dessert to eat either with whipped cream or a pud-ding sauce. Mrs. Samuel Basehoar.

Ginger Bread

1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 cup baking molasses, 1/2 cup lard, a little salt, 1 egg, (beaten separately), 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 level teaspoonfuls soda dissolved in cup o hot water, 1/2 teaspoonful cloves, 1 teaspoonful cin-namon, and 1 of ginger.

Mrs. F. G. Eckert.

Ginger Cake

1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, 3 eggs, 1 cup butter or lard, 1 cup hot water, 1 tablespoonful soda, 1 tablespoonful ginger, 4 cups flour. Add water last. Mrs. Wm. J. Young.