THINGS MOTHER USED TO MAKE
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and fry on a griddle in butter or pork fat. Serve hot with butter and maple syrups.
Soft Gingerbread
| 1 Cupful of Molasses | 1 Teaspoonful of Ginger |
| 1 Cupful of Sour Milk | 1 Teaspoonful of Soda |
| ½ Cupful of Butter or | ½ Teaspoonful of Salt |
| Lard |
Stir the soda into the molasses until it foams, add sour milk, ginger, salt and melted butter. Last of all, add flour enough for quite a stiff batter, and bake. This makes one sheet.
Huckleberry Cake
Pick over and wash and flour well one cupful of fresh huckleberries. Add these to the batter for soft gingerbread. Serve hot, with butter.
Quick Graham Bread
| 1 Pint of Graham Meal | 1 Teaspoonful of Soda |
| ½ Cupful of Molasses | ½ Teaspoonful of Salt |
| 1 Cupful of Sour Milk |
Stir soda into the molasses, add sour milk and salt; add all to the meal, beating well. Sweet milk will do with a little less soda. Bake thirty minutes, or according to heat of the oven. A moderate oven is best.
