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Parkin Cakes

(England.) These are eaten on Guy Fawkes' Day. Mix 1 1/2 pounds of flour, 3/4 pound butter, 1 1/2 pounds fine oatmeal, 2 pounds brown sugar, 2 ounces of powdered ginger, 1 pint molasses, 3 teaspoonfuls of carbonate of soda, and 2 ounces butter, and a teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon. Let it stand 1 hour. Roll into thin cakes, and bake in a slow oven at least an hour. Half the recipe is sufficient for a small family.