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