382. Half a pound of butter, Half a pound of sugar, One pint of molasses, Two ounces of ginger, Half an ounce of ground cloves and allspice mixed, Two table spoonsful of cinnamon, As much flour as will form a dough.
Stir the butter and sugar together; add the spice, ginger, molasses, and flour enough to form a dough. Knead it well, make it out in small cakes, bake them on tins in a very moderate oven. Wash them over with molasses and water before they are put in to bake.
383. One pound of sugar, One pound of butter, Three pounds of flour, Two table spoonsful of ginger, One gill of cream, One pint of molasses.
Rub the butter in the flour; add the other ingredients. Roll out the dough, cut it into cakes, place them on buttered tins, and bake in a moderately cool oven.
Wash the cakes over with molasses and water before you bake them.
384. Half a pound of sugar, Half a pound of butter, One pound and a half of flour, One ounce of ginger, One pint of molasses.
Rub the flour and butter well together, add the other ingredients. Roll out the dough, cut it in cakes, place them on tins, wash them over with molasses and water and bake them in a very moderate oven.
385. Three cups of flour, One cup of butter, One cup of molasses, Two eggs, One table spoonful of _dissolved_ salæratus, Two large table spoonsful of ginger, One table spoonful of cinnamon, Milk enough to form a dough.
Rub the butter and flour together, and add the other ingredients. Roll it out in sheets, cut them, butter your tins, place them, and wash the cakes over with molasses and water before they are put in the oven. They require a very moderate heat to bake them, as they easily scorch.
386. Half a pound of butter, Half a tea cupful of ginger, One pint of molasses, Two pounds of flour, One table spoonful of salæratus.
Rub the flour and butter together and add the other ingredients. Knead the dough well. Roll it out, cut it in cakes, wash them over with molasses and water, and bake them in a moderate oven.
387. Three pounds of flour, A quarter of a pound of sugar, Half an ounce of ground ginger, Half a pound of butter, Molasses sufficient to moisten the flour.
Cut up the butter in the flour, add to it the sugar and ginger, and stir in molasses barely enough to moisten the flour, as it will become softer by kneading. Knead the dough well, roll it out in sheets, cut it in cakes, place them on tins, wash them over with molasses and water, and bake in a cool oven.