This section is from the book "More Recipes For Fifty", by Frances Lowe Smith. Also available from Amazon: More Recipes For Fifty.
1 quart brown sugar 1 quart mild molasses 1 1/2 cups water 4 tablespoons margarine
1 cup vinegar or 1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons ginger 1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix sugar, salt, and ginger; add molasses, fat, vinegar, and water; simmer ten minutes. Serve hot.
2 cups butter 1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 cups light brown sugar 2 tablespoons ginger
Chop preserved ginger very fine, and mix with ginger syrup before measuring. Stir butter till creamy; add sugar gradually, beating hard. When smooth and creamy, add ginger, and slowly the lemon juice.
 
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