Gingerbread

Virginia Leipper

1/2 cup butter

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 cup milk

1 cup molasses

1 teaspoon ginger

2 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, beating after each egg. Add molasses. Sift together dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk. Pour into a greased and wax lined pan. Bake in a moderate (350) oven for about 45 minutes.

Lemon Sauce tastes great on just-out-of-the-oven gingerbread

From: Old Aunt Dinah Cook book

Old Fashion Lemon Sauce

Diane Leipper

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 egg, well beaten

3 Tablespoons lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in medium saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Serve warm

Source: Betty Crocker Cook Book

Grandma Leipper's Ginger Bread

Dana Stitt Lovelace

Bake in loaf pan

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