In this, as in all cakes, experience will teach you many variations.
PLAIN GINGERBREAD.
Two cups of molasses; one of sour milk; half a cup of lard or drippings; four cups of flour; two teaspoonfuls of ginger, and one of cinnamon; half a teaspoonful of salt; one egg, and a teaspoonful of soda.
Mix molasses and shortening; add the spice and egg, then the milk, and last the flour, with soda sifted in it.

Bake at once in a sheet about an inch thick for half an hour.

Try with a broom-straw.

Good hot for lunch with chocolate.

A plain cooky is made by adding flour enough to roll out.
The egg may be omitted.
JUMBLES.
The richest jumbles are made from either the rule for Pound or Dover Cake, with flour enough added to roll out.