Recipes Featuring Ginger
- Ginger Beer | 1 1/2 ounce Jamaica ginger, ground
1 1/2 ounce Jamaica ginger, ground
1 1/2 ounce cream of tartar
1 lb brown sugar
2 lemons, sliced
4 quarts boiling water
1/2 pint yeast
- Ginger Cake
3 cups of flour
1 cup of sour milk
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of molasses
2/3 cup of butter
2 eggs
Baking Soda - Ginger Beer
10 quarts water
3 pounds sugar
3 ounces ginger
3 ounces cream tartar
Juice and rind 6 lemons
6 teaspoons brewer's yeast or 6 cakes of yeast - Sponge Ginger Cake
1 cup sour milk
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup butter, warmed a little
2 eggs
1 Tbsp ginger
1 quart flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda, dissolved in very little hot water
- Ginger Snaps | 1 cup molasses
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup shortening
3 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 tablespoon ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Ginger Nuts
1 pound of butter
3 pounds of flour
1 pound of sugar
1 quart of sugar-house molasses
1/4 pound of ginger
2 spoonful of allspice
1 ounce
1/2 cinnamon
1 large nutmeg
1/2 ounce of cloves
Rind - Ginger Cup Cake
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup cream
3 eggs
1 Tbsp dissolved baking soda
4 heaping cups flour
1/2 cup ginger - Drop Ginger Cakes
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup butter
1 cup boiling water
1 egg, well beaten
2 tsps baking soda
2 Tbsps ginger
2 Tbsps cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
5 cups flour
- Soft Ginger Cake | 6 cups flour
6 cups flour
6 eggs
4 cups sugar
2 cups molasses
2 cups milk
2 cups butter
1 1/2 Tbsp ginger
1 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp hot water
- Ginger Snaps | 1 pint molasses
1 pint molasses
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1 Tbsp baking soda
1 Tbsp ginger
Flour
