1 cup sugar.
1 cup molasses—the very best.
1 cup “loppered” milk or buttermilk.
1 quart flour.
1 table-spoonful ginger.
1 teaspoonful mixed cloves and mace.
1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
1 cup raisins, seeded and cut in two.
1 half-pound eggs—beaten light.
1 heaping teaspoonful of soda dissolved in hot water.