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Grandma's Hot Water Gingerbread

This is one of the very first things I learned to cook. It's from my Grandmother's 1929





List of Ingredients



• 1 cup molasses
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 2 cups flour
  
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  
• 1teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 2 teaspoons soda
  
• 1 cup boiling water
  






Instructions



1. Mix ingredients in order listed, dissolving soda in boiling water. Bake in a shallow pan (13
   
2. Time in baking, 1 hour
   
3. Serves 12
   






Final Comments


Although the recipe calls for shortening, I have used butter or margerine for many years and prefer it.