{"id":3925,"slug":"plain-ginger-cakes","title":"PLAIN GINGER CAKES","description":"From Fifty-two Sunday dinners: A book of recipes (1913) by Elizabeth O. Hiller.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup N. O. molasses.","2 teaspoons soda.","1/2 cup Cottolene.","1/2 cup boiling water.","4 cups flour.","1 teaspoon salt.","1 tablespoon ginger.","1 teaspoon cinnamon.","1/4 teaspoon cloves."],"ingredients_norm":["n. o. molasses","soda","shortening","boiling water","flour","salt","ginger","cinnamon","clove"],"steps":["Add soda to molasses.","Melt Cottolene in boiling water; combine in mixing bowl.","Mix and sift flour, salt and spices, add to first mixture and beat thoroughly.","Chill dough and roll a small portion at a time to one-half inch thickness, shape with a round cutter.","Press a seeded raisin in top of each, sprinkle with coarse granulated sugar.","Bake in a moderate oven.","It may be necessary to add more flour, as flour varies in thickening properties."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31534","source_ref":"pg:31534:178","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"b9c20fbf054c75677734a030bf761ce7e45523acebee8cf13856c7e9ae4706dc","created_at":"2026-08-02T15:47:20Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:16:48Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1913), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/plain-ginger-cakes"}