Three cups of light dough.
Two cups rolled sugar.
Three well-beaten eggs, mixed with the sugar and butter.
Half a cup of warm milk, or a little less.
One teaspoonful of saleratus in two great spoonfuls of water, and put in the milk.
One cup of melted butter, worked into the sugar.
The grated rind and juice of one lemon.
Work all together, adding the lemon juice just before putting it in buttered pans. If you have no lemons, use one nutmeg, and a tablespoonful of sharp vinegar, added just before putting it in pans. One and a half, if the vinegar is weak. Some think this improved by standing to rise fifteen minutes. Try it.
Best Molasses Gingerbread.
One even tablespoonful of strong ginger, and two if weak.