Gingerbread

Directions

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   Cream
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   butter
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   or
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   shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and molasses.
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   Sift
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   together flour, cinnamon and ginger.
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   Add flour mixture
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   and milk alternately. When well mixed, add soda dissolved in
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   small amount of hot water.
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    Stir well.
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    Bake in moderate oven
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    until
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    knife comes
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    out clean.
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    Serve with hot lemon sauce or whipped cream.