Ginger Snaps. Recipe No. 1.

Take: Butter, ½ lb.; brown sugar, ¼ lb.; molasses, 1 pt.; ginger, 2 tablespoonfuls; flour, 1 qt.; soda, 2 teaspoonfuls; milk, 1 wine-glassful.

Take half a pound of butter, melt and mix with a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, a pint of molasses, two tablespoonfuls of ground ginger, and a quart of flour. Dissolve two teaspoonfuls of soda in a wine-glass of milk, strain it into the cake, and add sufficient flour to make a soft dough. Roll it out thin, cut into small cakes, and bake them in a quick oven.

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