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Sour Milk Gingerbread
A classic 1910 sweet built around molasses, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
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What you’ll need
Ingredients
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup sour milk
- 2⅓ cups flour
- 1¾ teaspoons soda
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup melted butter
Make it happen
Directions
- 1
Mix soda with sour milk and add to molasses. Sift together remaining dry ingredients, combine mixtures, add butter, and beat vigorously. Pour into a buttered shallow pan, and bake twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven.
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