• 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

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