Recipes Featuring Molasses
- Gingerbread | 1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup molasses, heated not boiled
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups waffle flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp ginger - Ginger Snaps | 1 cup molasses
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup shortening
3 1/4 cups waffle flour
1 Tbsp ginger - Spiced Ham
Ham
Salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 Tbsp spice
1 Tbsp black pepper
Pinch of saltpetre
- Rochester Jelly Cake
First group:
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
2 heaping cups flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp molasses
Second Group:
1/2 cup raisins or currants, cho - Fruit Cake by Measure
8 ounces butter
3 cups dark brown sugar
6 eggs, separated
1 lb raisins, seeded
1 lb currants, washed and dried
1/2 lb citron, cut in thin strips
1/2 cup cooking molasses
1/2 cup sour milk
1/2 - Entire Wheat Bread | 2 cups scalded milk
2 cups scalded milk
1/4 cup sugar or
1/3 cup molasses
2 teaspoons salt
1 yeast cake dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water
4 2/3 cups coarse entire wheat flour
- Boston Brown Bread | 1 cup rye meal
1 cup rye meal
1 cup granulated corn meal
1 cup Graham flour
3/4 tablespoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup molasses
2 cups sour milk, or 1 3/4 cups sweet milk or water - Steamed Graham Bread
3 cups Arlington meal
1 cup flour
3 1/2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoons salt
1 cup molasses (scant)
2 1/2 cups sour milk
- Rye Gems
1 2/3 cups rye flour
1 1/3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup molasses
1 1/4 cups milk
2 egg
3 tablespoon melted butter
- Buckwheat Cakes | 1/3 cup fine bread crumbs
1/3 cup fine bread crumbs
2 cups scalded milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 yeast cake
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 3/4 cups buckwheat flour
1 tablespoon molasses
