Joe's soft ginger cake^

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Shortening
⅔ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
½ cup Molasses
1½ teaspoon Baking soda in
1 cup Boiling water
2½ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Ginger
½ teaspoon Ground cloves
2 Eggs, beaten

Directions

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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