Ingredients & Directions
1 c Molasses
1/3 c Butter
1 c Sour milk
2 1/3 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 3/4 ts Baking soda
2 ts Ginger, or
1 ts Ginger
1 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Clove, or
Nutmeg
Put butter and molasses in saucpan and cookk until boiling point is
reached. Add milk and dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Beat vigorously.
FIll buttered shallow pan and bake 30 to 40 minutes; or fill buttered
muffin tins or bread stick pans 2/3 full and bake 20 to 35 minutes in a
moderate oven (350 F.).
NOTES : Boston Gingerbread or Soft Molasses Gingerbread. Add 1 egg,
well beaten, and 2 tablespoons shortening to Sour Milk Gingerbread
Yields
1 Servings