Great Grandma'S Soft Ginger Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. boiling water
1 3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. sugar
1 c. molasses
2 eggs, well beaten

Preparation

Sift flour, soda,
ginger,
cinnamon and salt together. Cream sugar and shortening with molasses until well blended in a large bowl.
Add\tdry sifted ingredients to bowl alternately with boiling water, beginning and ending with dry ingredients; stir in eggs.
Pour into a well-greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
Bake in moderate oven
at
350\u00b0\tfor 30 minutes or until center springs back when
pressed with fingertip.\tCool in pan at room temperature.