Gingerbread Loaf ( No. 1. )
1 cup butter.
1 cup molasses.
1 cup sugar.
½ cup cold water.
1 tablespoonful ginger.
1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
1 teaspoonful soda, dissolved in boiling water.
Flour to make stiff batter.
Melt the butter, slightly warm the molasses, spice, and sugar, and beat together ten minutes. Then put in the water, soda, and flour. Stir very hard, and bake in three small loaves. Brush them over with syrup while hot, and eat fresh.