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An old-time favorite with children of all ages!

Ingredients

• 4 oz butter

• 8 oz self-rising flour

• 4 oz soft brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 level teaspoon mixed spice

• 1 tablespoon black treacle

• 1 tablespoon syrup

• 1 teaspoon orange juice

Method

1. Set oven to 350 Fahrenheit or mark four.

2. Grease and flour baking sheets.

3. Cream together in a bowl, the butter, sugar, treacle, syrup, and orange juice.

4. Add the dry ingredients.

5. Kneed well with fingers.

6. Roll out thinly on a lightly flowered surface.

7. Make a cardboard gingerbread man (or use a shaped cutter) and use as a template to cut out shapes.

8. Place the ‘men’ on the baking sheets.

9. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

10. Allowed to cool for a few minutes before removing from the sheets.

11. Decorate with white and/or chocolate say icing.

Courtesy of “Favourite Farmhouse Recipes”, compiled by Carole Gregory and published by J. Salmon Ltd.