Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. molasses
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add egg and molasses; beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
Bake in greased shallow pan in moderate oven (350\u00b0) for 45 minutes.