Ginger Bits
Ingredients
- 2 tabs Dripping, heaped
- ½ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Syrup
- 2 teas Soda
- ¼ cup Boiling water
- 2 cups Flour
- Pinch Salt
- 1 teas Cream of tartar
- 2 teas Cinnamon
- 4 teas Ground ginger
Procedure
Put dripping in saucepan on fire to melt, then put the sugar & syrup in a bowl & pour over hot dripping. Mix well. Put soda in ¼ cup boiling water. Stir well & add to other ingredients. Sift in dry ingredients & beat well until a soft dough. Break pieces & flatten with thumb. Bake in moderate oven.
—Sandra Boyle