Place in single layer in the bottom of roasting pan. Let Chicken rest for 20 minutes before carving. Cut chicken in half lengthwise down the middle. Sift the flour and spices, and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture. Stir in the dissolved soda.
Salt Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening.
Cream the shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add the molasses and baking soda which has been dissolved in the boiling water. Sift the flour and ginger together and combine with other ingredients. Sift the flour and spices together.