Having pulled out the gingerbread recipe (which is in my hand, so I copied it from something), I see that it is called "Molasses Gingerbread" and it claims to be from American Cookery by Amelia Simmons, 1796.
Project Gutenberg has that book, and the recipe is nothing like the one I have. I vaguely recall that you said it was Mary Washington's recipe, or Martha's, or something, but those kinds of search terms turn up nothing approximate.
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Project Gutenberg has that book, and the recipe is nothing like the one I have. I vaguely recall that you said it was Mary Washington's recipe, or Martha's, or something, but those kinds of search terms turn up nothing approximate.
K. [has no pearl ash, for starters]