If you do not have lemon juice, add a great spoonful of sharp vinegar, after working the ingredients together, and just before putting it into pans. The lemon juice must be added the last minute. Some think this is improved by standing to rise fifteen minutes. Try and see.
Ginger Snaps.
One cup of molasses.
Half a cup of sugar.
Half a cup of butter.
Half a cup of warm water, the butter melted with it.
A small teaspoonful of pearlash, dissolved in the water.
Two tablespoonfuls of ginger.
The dough should be stiff; knead it well, and roll into sheets, cut into round cakes, and bake in a moderate oven.