Ginger Snaps
Ingredients
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, or lard
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, (pearlash equivalent)
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt, if lard is used
Directions
- Put molasses, sugar and ginger together, rub pearlash fine and stir into them.
- When it foams, add water and lard, then flour enough for a stiff dough.
- Knead well, roll into thin sheets and bake in moderate oven.
Other Information
Author: a M Harris
Contributor: Isabel Harris Metcalf
Source: Just A Few Tried and True Receipts (1916-01-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: molass, sugar, butter, water, baking soda, ginger, salt
Equipment: oven, measuring spoons, measuring cups, rolling pin
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