Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. molasses
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. hot water
2 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Bake in moderate oven, about 25 minutes.
Check with toothpick.