8.29.2011

Mrs. Smith's Best Ginger Snap Recipe (from 1880)

Earlier this year Special Collections received a donation that included a really cool item: a recipe book from 1880 kept by a Mrs. G.C. Smith of Columbia, S.C.

Mrs. G.C. Smith recipe book, 1880, Columbia, S.C.


We share with you today this first recipe in the book: ginger snaps!

Ginger Snaps, best.

3 pounds flour
1 pound sugar
1 pound butter
1pt. molasses
½ cup spices.
And that's it!

Yield? Not so sure. Oven temperature? Wing it. Preparation? Good luck!

Stay tuned for more epic Southern recipes from Mrs. Smith.

Mrs. G.C. Smith recipe book, 1880, Columbia, S.C.
Posted by Luke M. at 4:26 PM
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1 comment:

  1. RachaelSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    I am going to make this and send a batch to Phillip Stone!

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