Mother'S Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. molasses
1 c. boiling water

Preparation

Cream Crisco and butter; add sugar gradually while creaming. Sift dry ingredients.
Add eggs and then sifted dry ingredients. Then add molasses and water to Crisco and sugar mixture.
Beat with a rotary beater to mix thoroughly and pour into well-greased oblong cake pans and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.
Serves with vanilla sauce.
Serve 16 to 18.