Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter and lard mixed
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 c. molasses
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Cream
together
butter,
lard
and sugar.
Add egg and molasses
and beat well.
Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, clove
and salt.
Add to first mixture.
Add hot water and beat until smooth.
The batter is soft but it makes a fine cake. Bake in greased shallow pan 35 minutes at 325\u00b0.
Yields 10 servings.