Molasses Gingerbread With Lemon And Spice

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 8 oz brown sugar
• 8 oz fresh butter
• 1 cup sugarhouse molasses
• 1 lb flour
• 4 tbsp ginger
• 2 large sticks cinnamon
• 36 grains allspice
• 36 cloves
• juice and grated peel of 2 lemons

Method

1. 1 Stir butter and sugar to a cream. Beat eggs well and pour molasses into the butter-sugar mixture.
2. 2 Add ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Stir well together.
3. 3 Add eggs and flour alternately, stirring constantly. Stir the mixture vigorously until very light.
4. 4 Stir in lemon juice and grated peel. Pour into a buttered earthen or metal pan.
5. 5 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 60 minutes or more, depending on thickness. Alternatively, bake in small cakes or tins.