Recipes Featuring Molasses
- Spice Cake
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup dark sugar
1 large cup flour
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon each of cloves, allspice and cinnamon
2 tablespoons molasses
1/2 cup sour milk - Boiled Bread Pudding
1 quart bread crumbs
1 cup hot milk
1 cup molasses
1 cup fruit or chopped raisins
1 tsp each of spices
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup flour, sifted - Jam Cakes
1 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
3 teaspoon soda dissolved in 3 tablespoon boiling water
Flour to make stiff
- Ginger Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup black molasses
1 cup lard (scant)
Flour to roll
3 eggs
2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 2 of hot water.
- Rye Drop Cakes | 2/3 cup rye meal
2/3 cup rye meal
2/3 cup flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons molasses
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
- Brown Sugar Caramels | 2 1/2 Tbsps butter
2 1/2 Tbsps butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 Tbsps molasses
1/2 cup milk
4 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp vanilla - Coffee Layer Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup made coffee
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp mixed spices
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsps baking powder - Butter Scotch No.2
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses 1/3 butter
1/8 teaspoon soda
1 tablespoons vinegar
few grains salt
- Boiling Water Gingerbread
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup boiling water
2 eggs, beaten
- Black Cake | 1 lb butter
1 lb butter
1-1/2 lbs sugar
1 Tbsp brandy
1-1/2 lbs flour
10 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately very light
4 ounces cream
4 ounces molasses
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
