Light Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. of flour
• 1 lb. butter
• 1/2 lb. of sugar
• 1 pt. molasses
• 6 eggs
• tsp. soda
• 1 lemon

Directions

1. Combine flour, butter, sugar, molasses, and eggs
2. Dissolve soda into juice of lemon
3. Add mixture to flour mixture
4. Add rind of lemon
5. Bake in cake pans
6. Add raisins and citron (optional)

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Jania Burns
Louisiana Anthology
December 16, 2019