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Molasses Cakes

Two dozen molasses cakes may be made in the following way: 1 cup molasses 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup lard 1 cup buttermilk 2½ cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 tablespoons boiling water 1 egg 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of salt Mix.

Put molasses, sugar, lard, spices and a pinch of salt in basin to warm.

Add the egg unbroken, also milk. Dissolve the soda in the boiling water and add to other ingredients. Then sift in the flour and beat all ingredients well together in basin. Bake in patty pans in moderate oven for 20 minutes.