Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c Shortening
2/3 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Molasses
1 1/2 ts Baking soda in
1 c Boiling water
2 1/2 c Flour
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Ginger
1/2 ts Ground cloves
2 Eggs, beaten

Mix together shortening, sugar, salt and molasses. Add the
soda-in-water while hot. Mix and add the flour. Mix in spices.
Finally mix in beaten eggs. Pour into greased pan and bake in a
moderate (350 degree) oven for 30 minutes.

Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven
temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos
and all.

Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered
by Carolyn Shaw 5-95
Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 07-10-95

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