1 1/2 c  Brown sugar
1/2 c  Molasses
1/4 c  Melted butter or butter
-substitute
1    Egg, well beaten
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 tb Brown sugar
1 c  Sweet milk
2 c  Flour
1 ts Ginger
1 ts Baking soda
3 tb Chopped nuts

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, salt, and ginger. Combine 1
1/2 cups brown sugar, molasses, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients
alternately with milk to sugar and molasses mixture. Beat until well
blended. Pour into well-oiled baking pan. Sprinkle with nuts and 1 1/2
tablespoons brown sugar. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 30 minutes.
Bertha V. Hull, Alton, OH.