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Of all the fiery afternoon blunders and flurried rashnesses of Turkey, was his once moistening a ginger-cake between his lips, and clapping it on to a mortgage, for a seal. I came within an ace of dismissing him then. But he mollified me by making an oriental bow, and saying "With submission, sir, it was generous of me to find you in stationery on my own account."
He says he traces himself back to Adam in this town, but if he ever give it as much as a ginger-cake it's been kept a secret. Here comes Miss Cary now." Mr. Jernigan took off his hat, and on his finger twirled it round and round.
He intended to buy something very big and sensible: a knight's sword or a cross-bow; perhaps even but this thought seemed like an evil temptation the ginger-cake covered with almonds, which was exhibited in the booth of a Delft confectioner. He and Bessie could surely nibble for weeks upon this giant cake, if they were economical, and economy is an admirable virtue.
As these Syringe Boys, or Goulmins, are thus protected by custom, the persons assailed affected to despise them; but I could ever and anon see some of the most active partisans clapping them on the back, and saying, "Well done, my little fellows! give it to them again! You shall have a ginger-cake and you shall have a new cap," &c.
He intended to buy something very big and sensible: a knight's sword or a cross-bow; perhaps even but this thought seemed like an evil temptation the ginger-cake covered with almonds, which was exhibited in the booth of a Delft confectioner. He and Bessie could surely nibble for weeks upon this giant cake, if they were economical, and economy is an admirable virtue.
I should say there were three or four hundred scholars, of all ages, sizes, and colors black, brown, white apparently, and all shades of what we used to call 'ginger-cake. These two ladies and the man Eliab teach them. It is perfectly wonderful how they do get on. You ought to see it." "I certainly shall," said Pardee, "as a special duty calls me there. How would it do for a polling-place?"
While I was away he went it rather reckless. Why, he let one little woman that has heretofore been the brag of the county get in clean up to her neck." Old Welborne ceased smoking; his dim, blue eyes twinkled. "I'll bet a dollar to a ginger-cake I know who you mean," he said, eagerly. "Well, maybe you do and maybe you don't," Henley said.
DANIEL. Eh? eh? that was the time! was it not? How many a ginger-cake, and biscuit, and macaroon, have I slipped into your bands I was always so fond of you. And do you recollect what you said to me down in the stable, when I put you upon old master's hunter, and let you scamper round the great meadow?
He's that fretful a minute back, he's t'arin' hunks outen a white-ash table with his teeth like it's ginger-cake, an' moanin' for blood. Old Monte's lookin' after him, but I better get back. Which he might in his frenzy, that a-way, come scatterin' loose any moment, an' go r'arin' about an' killin' your gent without orders.
Take three cups of molasses, five of flour, one of sugar, three eggs, and a tea-spoonful of salaeratus, dissolved in a cup of sour cream; work the sugar with a quarter of a pound of butter; beat two dozen cloves, and put in with two table-spoonsful of ginger; mix all together, and bake in shallow pans or cups. Crisp Ginger-cake.
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