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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Spiced Gingerbread

Prepare a dough with one pound of butter melted in one quart of warm molasses, half a pound of brown sugar, six eggs, three-quarters of a pound of ground ginger, a quarter of a pound of ground allspice, two ounces of ground cloves, three pounds of sifted flour and four tablespoonfuls of saleratus. Form into cakes and put in a moderate oven and bake. If preferred it may be baked in loaves. It should be eaten cold.

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