Sugar Ginger Bread

Ingredients

• 2 pounds brown sugar
• 3 quarts flour
• 1 cup powdered ginger
• 1 pound butter
• 12 eggs
• 1 glass brandy

Instructions

1. Take two pounds of the nicest brown sugar, dry and pound it.
2. Put it into three quarts of flour, add a large cup full of powdered ginger, and sift the mixture.
3. Wash the salt out of a pound of butter and cream it.
4. Have twelve eggs well beaten.
5. Work into the butter first the mixture, then the froth from the eggs, until all are in and it is quite light.
6. Add a glass of brandy.
7. Butter shallow moulds, pour it in, and bake in a quick oven.