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GINGER  DROP  CAKES
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GINGER DROP CAKES

17 ingredients 14 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

841
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
122g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 pints flour
  • 2 pounds flour
  • 1 pint milk
  • 1 cup hot coffee
  • a dash of cayenne
  • 1 egg
  • 1 large tablespoon ginger
  • 1 pint n
  • 1 large tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 heaping tablespoon ginger
  • 1 heaping tablespoon soda
  • ginger
  • cayenne

Directions

1

Mrs. J. W. Brumage.

2

1 cup light brown sugar, i cup butter, \ cup cold water, ?. cup molasses, 1 egg, 1 large tablespoon ginger, 1 teaspoon soda, flour for a thick batter.

3

Drop by teaspoons in a well greased pan, and bake in a moderate oven.

4

GINGER SNAPS, NO. 1.

5

Miss H. C. Van Meter.

6

1 cup butter or lard, 1 cup sugar, 1 pint N. O. molasses, H tablespoons ginger, \ tablespoon soda in hot water, 3 pints flour or enough to stiffen.

7

Roll out thin and bake. The dough will keep seve "al days.

8

GINGER SNAPS, NO. 2.

9

i pound butter or lard, \ pound brown sugar, 2 pounds flour, 1 pint milk, 1 large tablespoon ground ginger, a dash of cayenne.

10

Rub the butter and flour thoroughly together ; add the other dry ingredients, mix well, and add slowly the milk ; knead and roll out into a very thin sheet ; cut with a small round cutter, and bake in a moderate oven untij a light brown.

11

GINGER SNAPS, NO. 3.

12

jMrs. Guy Bigum.

13

1 can Orleans molasses, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 heaping tablespoon ginger, 1 heaping tablespoon soda, 1 cup hot coffee, flour enough for a stiff dough.

14

Mix well, dissolving the soda in the coffee, roll out thin, cut and bake.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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