Grandmother’s Gingerbread
- 2 eggs beaten
- ½ cup solid vegetable shortening (Crisco, for example)
- 1 cup light molasses
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 2 tsps ground ginger
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp baking soda
Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9″ x 11″ baking pan. Combine all ingredients except boiling water and baking soda in large bowl in the order given mixing well after each addition. Combine baking soda and boiling water in small bowl and stir until dissolved. Blend into molasses mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut into squares and serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
