1 teaspoonful of soda.
1 teaspoonful of ginger.
Put the molasses, butter, soda, and ginger in a tin pan, and place on the stove for two minutes; then add the boiling water and the flour. Beat vigorously for five minutes, and then turn into a buttered shallow cake pan and a deep tin plate. Bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes.
Clinton Doughnuts.
1 gill of sugar.
1 gill of sour milk.
1 pint of flour, scant measure.
1/2 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg.
1/4 teaspoonful of salt.
1/2 teaspoonful of soda.