Recipes Featuring Molasses
- Drop Ginger Cakes | 1 pint molasses
1 pint molasses
4 ounces sugar
4 ounces butter
4 eggs, beaten light
2 Tbsp ginger
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking soda, dissolved in 2 ounces of hot water
Flour
- Pumpkin Pie | 2 1/2 cups pumpkin, cooked
2 1/2 cups pumpkin, cooked
2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
Sugar to taste - Plum Cake
2 pounds raisins
2 pounds currants
1 pound brown sugar
1/2 pound blanched almonds
1/4 pound citron, sliced
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/4 pound lemon peel
1 cup molasses
1/2 pound butter
6 eggs
1/2 c - 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
- Nut and Raisin Bread
Dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
5 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 tsp soda
1 cup raisins, seeded
3/4 cup nuts, chopped
1/4 cup molasses or 1 level Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1 - 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 - Ginger Bread
3 Tbsps butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup boiling water
Dry ingredients:
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bic - 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.
- Steamed Brown Bread | 1 1/2 cups graham flour
1 1/2 cups graham flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsps baking powder
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup seeded raisins (optional)
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp water
1 2/3 cups milk
