GINGER-BREAD, No. 1.
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.