Southern Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 1/2 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. cloves
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 c. molasses
2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. melted shortening
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. boiling water

Preparation

Add beaten eggs to sugar, molasses and melted shortening, then add the dry ingredients which have been mixed and sifted, and lastly the hot water.
Bake in shallow pan or muffin tin in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.