Molasses Recipes Page 24

Recipes Featuring Molasses

• Hot Water Gingerbread
  1 cup molasses 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon ginger 2 to 4 tablespoons butter or beef suet 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• Sour Cream Gingerbread
  1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 3 eggs, beaten 3 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 2 teaspoons soda mixed with
• Simple Fruit Cake
  1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cup molasses 1 cup sour milk 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons soda 1 nutmeg grated 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 of clove 1 pound raisins or other fruit, cut fine
• A Good Plain Sauce
  1 cup brown sugar 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup butter 1 large tsp flour Juice & grated rind of 1 lemon 1/2 nutmeg, grated 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp cinnamon 4 ounces boiling water
• Bran Muffins | Dry ingredients:
  Dry ingredients: 2 cups bran 1 cup sifted flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 4 Tbsps brown sugar Other: 1 egg, well beaten 2 Tbsps molasses 1 1/4 cup milk 4 Tbsps butter, melted
• Boston Baked Beans
  4 cups white beans 1 Tbsp salt 3 Tbsps sugar 1 pound fat salt pork 1 Tbsp molasses 1/2 Tbsp mustard Boiling water
• Butter Taffy
  1 cup molasses 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup butter 2/3 cup milk 1 tablespoons vanilla few grains salt
• Ginger Bread | 1 cup butter
  1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup sweet milk 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 2 cups flour
• Popcorn Balls
  3 large ears of popcorn 1 cup molasses 1 cup light brown or white sugar 1 Tbsp vinegar
• Indian Pudding | 6 Tbsp Indian meal
  6 Tbsp Indian meal 2 Tbsp wheat flour 1 pint milk 2 ounces butter Cinnamon Ginger 1 1/2 cups molasses 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 eggs, beaten light