Glorified Gingerbread Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg
2 Tbsp. molasses
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. soda
pinch of salt

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar, shortening, ginger and cinnamon as for a pie crust (crumbly).
Remove 1/2 cup of this and set aside.
Into the rest, add egg, molasses, milk, soda and salt.
Blend well, pour into a greased 7 x 12-inch greased cake pan.
Crumble the remaining crumbs over the top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes, cake test with toothpick.