Ginger Snaps Recipe 3

Ingredients for Ginger Snaps Recipe 3

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon soda
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• flour to roll very thin

Instructions

1. Mix molasses, sugar, ginger and butter, stir over the fire until the butter is melted, then stir in quickly 3 cups of flour in which has been sifted the pulverized soda.
2. Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and set on ice, over night if possible.
3. Roll as thin as pasteboard and bake in a quick oven.