| 1 | cup of molasses. |
| 1 | cup of shortening (butter and lard mixed). |
| 3 | cups of flour. |
| 1 | teaspoonful each of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and soda. |
| 1 | cup of sugar. |
| 2 | eggs. |
| 1 | cup of milk. |
Cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs, well beaten without separating, then the molasses mixed with the spices and soda, then the flour, then the milk. Stir and beat well. Put in a shallow tin and bake slowly.
"Things don't sound as good as they taste, do they?" said Mildred, as she read the receipt over. "I just love gingerbread, but butter and lard and soda don't sound appetizing."
"Well, then, try this," laughed Mother Blair; "every bit of this sounds good:"
PEANUT WAFERS
| 1 | cup of sugar. |
| ½ | cup of milk. |
| ½ | teaspoonful of soda. |
| ½ | cup of butter. |
| 2 | cups of flour. |
| 1 | cup of chopped peanuts. |
Cream the butter and sugar; put the soda in the milk, stir thoroughly, and put in next; then the flour. Beat well. Grease a shallow pan and spread the mixture evenly over the bottom, and scatter the nuts on top. Bake till light brown, and cut in squares while warm.
"Oh, those do sound good!" Mildred exclaimed, as she wrote the last words down.