Soft Gingerbread.
1 cup of sugar.
1 cup of molasses.
1 cup of butter.
1 cup of sweet milk.
4 cups of flour.
4 eggs.
1 tablespoonful mixed ginger and mace.
1 small teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the milk.
Beat molasses, butter, sugar, and spice to a cream; whip in the beaten yolks, the milk, and lastly, the whites, alternately with the flour. Bake in two loaves, or in round tins or cups.