Recipes from Yesteryear:
Aunt Emma’s Woodsmans Hermits: Put the molasses into a pan and boil slowly for five minutes. Add the sugar, lard, boiling water …
Recipes from Spring Trout and Strawberry Pancakes
Aunt Emma’s Woodsman’s Hermits
An excerpt from ” Spring Trout and Strawberry Pancakes “, Starting on page 211.
Ingredients:
2⁄3 cup molasses.
½ cup sugar.
½ teaspoon salt.
3 cups flour.
1 teaspoon ginger.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
½ cup melted lard or butter.
2⁄3 cup boiling water.
1 cup scalded raisins or currants.
1 heaping teaspoon baking soda.
Directions:
Put the molasses into a pan and boil slowly for five
minutes. Add the sugar, lard, boiling water, salt and raisins. Mix
well. Sift flour, baking soda, and spices together, then add to
the molasses, etc., and beat thoroughly. Add enough more
flour to make a moderately thin batter. Drop
