War Economy Recipe Book
Stalin Gingerbread
Stalin Gingerbread.
¼-cup syrup, ½-cup water, 3ozs. shreddo, 2ozs. brown sugar. Boil together 5 minutes, allow to cool, and beat till smooth. Sift ¾lb. flour, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and 1 teaspoon cinnamon into a bowl, add ½ teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon warm water into saucepan; then add dry ingredients, mix fairly slack, and bake in shallow tins in slow oven for 1½ hours. Keep 3 days before using. Cut in slices and butter.