WHITE GINGERBREAD

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
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Ingredients (8)
Instructions (5)
  1. Rub the butter into the flour.
  2. Add the sugar, which should be finely pounded and sifted, and the minced lemon-rind, ginger, and nutmeg.
  3. Mix these well together.
  4. Make the milk just warm, stir in the soda, and work the whole into a nice smooth paste.
  5. Roll it out, cut it into cakes, and bake in a moderate oven from 15 to 20 minutes.
Original Text
WHITE GINGERBREAD. 1762. INGREDIENTS.—1 lb. of flour, 1/2 lb. of butter, 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar, the rind of 1 lemon, 1 oz. of ground ginger, 1 nutmeg grated, 1/2 teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 1 gill of milk. Mode.—Rub the butter into the flour; add the sugar, which should be finely pounded and sifted, and the minced lemon-rind, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix these well together; make the milk just warm, stir in the soda, and work the whole into a nice smooth paste; roll it out, cut it into cakes, and bake in a moderate oven from 15 to 20 minutes. Time.—15 to 20 minutes. Average cost, 1s. 3d. Seasonable at any time.
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