Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1916 — Soft Gingerbread. [ARTICLE]

Soft Gingerbread.

One teaspoonful molasses, one-third cupful butter, one and three-fourths teaspoonfuls soda, one-half cupful sour milk, one egg, two cupfuls flour, three teaspoonfuls ginger and one-half teaspoonfuls salt. Put butter and molasses in saucepan and cook until boiling point is reached; remove from fire, add soda and beat vigorously. Then add milk, egg well beaten and remaining ' ingredients mixed and sifted. Bake about fifteen minutes in a hot oven.