Gingerbread(Recipe 100 Years Old) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. bacon fat or lard
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. dark molasses
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Cream bacon fat or lard with sugar until light.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
Beat in molasses.
Sift dry ingredients together, add alternately with buttermilk to first mixture, beating until smooth.
Pour in greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.