Cakes (Kayenne)

Ingredients

• 2 lb flour
• lb very dark brown sugar
• 2 cup kayennes
• 2 tablespoonful ground ginger
• 2 tablespoonful cinnamon
• tablespoonful baking powder
• 2 teaspoonful carbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoonful cream of tartar
• lukewarm water
• cup buttermilk or thick milk

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients dry with 2 lb. of flour and the very dark brown sugar: 2 cups of kayennes, the ground ginger, 2 tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, and the baking powder (or 2 teaspoons of carbonate of soda and cream of tartar).
2. Then moisten with lukewarm water into a stiff dough.
3. Roll out and cut into small cakes.
4. Bake in flat tins in a quick oven.
5. Another recipe omits the cinnamon from the ingredients, but adds a cup of buttermilk or thick milk.