Today I was reading George Washington's Mother, by Jean Fritz, to Milo. I got to the part that explained how Mary Ball Washington was famous for her delicious gingerbread.
Milo asked, "Can we make gingerbread?"
I thought about it for a minute and then remembered that Christy had just posted her great-aunt's recipe. "Sure," I said. "We can make gingerbread. I'll make some for tea." I was pretty sure there'd be enough time, and it turned out I was right.
So Milo and I made gingerbread while MJ napped and Oscar did schoolwork. And I can report it was very yummy and rich, and I totally agree with what Christy said about it tasting "antique." (Minor changes: I used blackstrap molasses, whole wheat flour, and coconut oil.)
I do use whole wheat flour sometimes! An interesting mix-in idea is blueberries. I first had it this way at a small roadside diner in Maine, so of course they used the tiny wild blueberries, but I have used the frozen kind with no problems.
Posted by: Christy P | 28 August 2008 at 08:50 AM
Mark didn't like it, btw, probably because of the blackstrap molasses. That makes the molasses flavor pretty strong.
I liked it, though.
Posted by: bearing | 28 August 2008 at 09:36 AM
Jeff doesn't really like it even when I use regular molasses. Fortunately the pan it makes is small enough to be gone pretty quickly. My mom always made 9 pieces. The middle one where it tends to collapse always went first. The edge pieces were best in lunchboxes because they held together.
Posted by: Christy P | 29 August 2008 at 11:58 AM