Ginger Cookies
1 cup molasses 2 tablespoons warm milk or water 1 tablespoon ginger 1/2 cup of soft butter 1 teaspoon soda Gold Medal flour to mix soft as can be handled on the board Mix in order given, dissolving soda in the milk. Shape on a floured board into balls the size of a hickory nut. Lay on a sheet and flatten with a tin cup or smooth tumbler to one-half inch thick.
Ft. Atkinson Ginger Bread 1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 cup boiling water 2 cups Gold Medal flour, heaped 1/2 cup butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon ginger 2 tablespoons sugar Stir butter and sugar together, then rub it into the flour till fine, add molasses and yolk of egg and beat well; lastly, add the boiling water and white of egg beaten stiff. Makes a thick sheet in a biscuit pan.