1 cupful of milk.
1 cupful of molasses.
½ cupful of currants.
½ cupful of butter.
1 teaspoonful of baking soda, dissolved in the milk.
1 teaspoonful of ginger.
1 teaspoonful of ground cloves.
Enough flour to make it as stiff as soft gingerbread. Put it in a mould, and steam four hours. If no steamer is at hand, tie the mould in a cloth and boil four hours.
Sauce: One egg (frothed), one cupful of powdered sugar, one cupful of cream or milk, boiled with a small piece of butter. Add wine, if you like.—Mrs. W. C. R.