honeybunch wrote on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:45:14 -0800 (PST):

h> The recipe in my 1962 edition of The Joy of Cooking for
h> gingerbread men on page 677 is worn out. I cant read the
h> number of cups of flour needed. I would be grateful it
h> anyone has this old copy and would tell me about the flour.
h> This is a great recipe. It has no eggs and the gingerbread
h> just gets better and better as it ages. Thanks very much.

I think the same eggless recipe may be on page 662 of the 1963
edition. Anyway, it's

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup water

I'm giving the ingredient list so that you can check if it might
be the same recipe. If you want, I can give more details of the
rather long recipe.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not