Shoo-fly cake (old lehigh county recipe)

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFlour
¼cupLard
¼cupButter
½cupWater, hot
1x*pastry
1cupBrown sugar
1x*or:
½cupMolasses
½teaspoonSoda

Directions

Make crumbs by combining the flour, sugar and shortening. Line a pie pan with pastry. Dissolve the soda in the hot water and combine with the molasses. Pour into the pastry-lined pan, top with the crumbs and bake at 350-F until firm.