Gingerbread.
1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/4 pound butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon ginger, 2 eggs, well beaten, 2 1/2 cups flour.
Sugar Gingerbread.
1 cup butter, 2 of sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1 teaspoon saleratus, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon ginger. Flour enough to roll very thin.
Molasses Gingerbread.
1 cup New Orleans molasses, 1 full teaspoon soda put in molasses, 3/4 cup melted butter or nice drippings, 1/3 cup milk, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons ginger. Flour to stir, but not thick.
Soft Gingerbread—No. 1.
3 1/2 cups flour, well sifted, 2 teaspoons yeast powder, sifted in 2 teaspoons ginger, 1 cup molasses, 1 of brown sugar, 1/2 of butter, 1 of milk, and 2 eggs, well beaten.
Soft Gingerbread—No. 2.
1 1/2 cups molasses, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sour milk, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon soda and 1/2 cup flour. Add ginger and a little salt.