¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon soda
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, egg well beaten, molasses, and flour mixed and sifted with ginger, salt, soda, and cinnamon. Chill, roll in sheets to one-fourth inch in thickness, bake on a buttered sheet, and cut in squares.
Walnut Molasses Bars
¼ cup butter
¼ cup lard
¼ cup boiling water
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup molasses