The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Ginger Cake

Put into a basin a breakfast cupful each of sugar, butter and molasses, with three eggs, a tablespoonful of ground ginger, a saltspoonful of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in one tablespoonful of buttermilk and mix in two and a half breakfast cupfuls of flour. Add a little allspice if desired. Pour the mixture into a mould, and bake in a moderate oven.

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