SOFT GINGERBREAD
- 6 ozs. (¾ cup) butter
- 6 ozs. (¾ cup) sugar
- ½ pint (1 cup) milk (sour preferred)
- ½ pint (1 cup) molasses
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoonfuls powdered ginger
- 2 teaspoonfuls powdered cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoonful grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoonful baking soda
- 3 tablespoonfuls hot water
- 11 ozs. (2¾ cups) flour
Cream the butter and the sugar together, then add the eggs well beaten, milk, molasses, spices, flour, and the soda dissolved in the hot water. Mix well, turn into a buttered and floured shallow earthenware dish.
Bake in a moderate oven for three-quarters of an hour.