Soft Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup milk 
• 1/2 cup lard 
• 1/2 cup New Orleans molasses 
• 1 teaspoonful soda 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 teaspoonful of ginger 

Directions

1. Beat the yolk of the eggs and the lard together .
2. Add the milk, soda, molasses, ginger, and flour.
3. Beat the whites to a stiff froth and add them carefully.
4. Bake in a moderate oven 3/4 of an hour.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Renee Glaser
Louisiana Anthology
March 14, 2022