One cup New Orleans molasses, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 1/2 cups flour.

Hard Ginger Bread

One 1/2 cups molasses (boiled), 1 cup sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup cold water, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 heaping teaspoon soda. Boil molasses and let get nearly cold, stir sugar and shortening together, cold water and molasses; mix all together, enough flour to roll. Bake in shallow pan.

Ginger Bread (Fine)

One-half cup butter, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon soda in a cup boiling water, 2 1/2 cups flour and 2 well-beaten eggs added just before baking. Add 1 teaspoon of all kinds of spices and 1 cup chopped raisins.

Ginger Bread

One cup brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sour cream, 2 eggs well beaten, 1 teaspoonful of cloves and allspice, 2 teaspoons ginger and cinnamon, 1 tablespoon soda, 4 cups of flour. Add raisins if desired.

Ginger Cake

One cup each of butter, molasses, sugar and buttermilk, 3 cups flour, 1 tablespoon soda, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon ginger.