Three cups of flour, two of molasses, one of boiling water; dissolve in
this, butter the size of an egg, half a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved
in a little hot water, one large spoonful of ginger, and one of
cinnamon. Bake in bread tins until done, which can be ascertained by
pricking it with a broom corn; if none of the gingerbread adheres to
the stick, it is done. This is the way to ascertain if any kind of cake
is done.