Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| ½ cup | Butter;, softened |
| 1 cup | Dark brown sugar |
| 1 cup | Molasses |
| 2 \N | Eggs;, beaten slightly |
| 1½ teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 cup | Hot water |
| 3 cups | Flour |
| ½ teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 tablespoon | Ground ginger |
| ½ teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ½ cup | Raisins;, (optional) |
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses until smooth. Stir in eggs and beat well. Dissolve soda in the hot water and stir into molasses mixture.
Sift together dry ingrediants and stir gradually into molasses mixture until well blended. Add raisins. Bake in a greased 8x8x2-inch pan 350 degree oven for 23 to 30 minutes. This recipe came from a free booklet called Old Country Store Recipes booklet. Typed by Ethel Snyder <essie49@...> Date: July 27, 1997 This recipe came from a free booklet called Old Country Store recipes; to obtain this booklet send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Country Store Recipe Booklet P.O. Box 629 Burgin, Ky 40310 Recipe by: Pekin (Illinois) Daily times newspaper 07/23/97 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #693 by essie49@... (Ethel R Snyder) on Jul 27, 1997