Plebeian Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 3 large spoonsful pounded ginger
• 3 quarts flour
• 3 tea-spoonsful pearl-ash
• 1 cup water
• 0.5 pound butter
• 1 quart molasses

Instructions

1. Mix the pounded ginger with the flour and sift together. Dissolve the pearl-ash in a cup of water. Melt the butter in the molasses, then combine this with the flour mixture. Mix the pearl-ash water into the dough. Knead the dough well. Cut into shapes and bake.