Desserts & Sweets with ginger

1/4 cup butter , softened 3/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 medium Granny Smith or Jonathan apples 1/4 cup dried tart cherries or dried[...]

For Sweet Cherries 1 lb of cherries 3/4 cup of water , 3/4 cup of sugar either white or brown 3/4 cup of white vinegar 2 peeled thin slices of ginger root 6[...]

1 c. shortening 2 c. white sugar 2 Large eggs 1 pound raisins 1/2 c. molasses 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in warm water 1 pound gum drops (no black or possibly[...]