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Gingerbread, American

Mix well together a pound of sifted sugar, two ounces of ground ginger, half a nutmeg, and a little grated lemon-rind, three pounds and a half of flour, a pound of chopped raisins, and a pound of currants, an ounce of carbonate of soda, and two ounces of chopped candied peel. Warm a pound of treacle; stir into it three-quarters of a pound of butter, and six eggs. Beat the whole, until thoroughly mixed, with a cupful of milk. Pour it into a well-oiled dish, or shallow tin, and bake in a slow oven for two hours. Probable cost, 1s. 6d. per pound.