Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Soft Molasses Gingerbread, No. 3.

1/2 pint of molasses.

1 pint of flour, scant measure.

1 gill of boiling water.

1 tablespoonful of lard or butter.

1/2 teaspoonful of salt.

1 teaspoonful of soda.

1 teaspoonful of ginger.

Put the molasses, butter, soda, and ginger in a tin pan, and place on the stove for two minutes; then add the boiling water and the flour. Beat vigorously for five minutes, and then turn into a buttered shallow cake pan and a deep tin plate. Bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes.