Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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Soft Ginger Cake

1 cupful butter. 1 cupful sugar. 1 cupful molasses. 1 cupful sour cream. 3 eggs. 1/2 tablespoonful of soda. 2 tablespoonfuls of ginger. Flour until the spoon will almost stand alone. Cloves and cinnamon to taste. (This is very good.)--Mrs. J. F.

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