This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
1/2 cup sugar. 1 egg. 1/4 cup butter. 1 teaspoon ginger. 1/2 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1/2 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour.
Mrs. E. B. Pentz.
Put 2 tablespoons sugar into large cup and fill with molasses. Add 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 egg, 1 rounding teaspoon ginger, pinch salt, and stir well. 1 teaspoon soda added to 1/2 cup sour milk, stir and add to first mixture. Add 2 cups Henkel's sifted flour, beat all together. Bake half hour, covering when nearly done to prevent burning. Use less butter if sour cream is used.
Mrs. Louise Gregory.
Break one egg in a teacup; put 4 tablespoons melted butter in cup and fill with molasses; pour into mixing bowl, fill teacup half full hot water, 1/2 teaspoon soda, pinch salt; season with cinnamon and use flour to consistency of pancake.
Mrs. A. R. Kinney.
1/2 cup sugar. 1 cup molasses. 1/2 cup butter. 1 teaspoon cloves. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 teaspoon ginger. 1 cup hot water. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 2 eggs. 2 level teaspoons soda.
Dissolve soda in hot water; sift flour; add eggs the last thing. Bake in slow oven 40 minutes.
Mrs. W. H. McClenahen.
1 cup molasses. 2 teaspoons soda. 1/2 cup sugar. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1/2 cup lard. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. 2 eggs, well beaten. 1/2 teaspoon cloves. Add 1 cup boiling water. 1 teaspoon ginger.
Bake slowly. Mrs. A. Kehoe.
1 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon ginger. 1 tablespoon lard. 1 teaspoon soda. Add 1/2 cup boiling water to lard. Salt. 1 pint Henkel's flour.
Bake in shallow pan. Mrs. E. I. Chase.
1/2 cup brown sugar. 2 level teaspoons soda in 1 cup boiling water. 1 cup molasses. 1/2 cup butter. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and cloves. 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder. Add 2 well beaten eggs just before baking.
Mrs. Cottingham.
 
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