Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/8 c. butter
3/8 c. vegetable oil
2 c. light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 c. thick milk or buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. molasses

Preparation

Cream the butter, oil and brown sugar. Gradually add eggs and milk.
In a small bowl, combine salt, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.
Gradually mix the flour mixture and the molasses alternately to the egg mixture.
Blend well.
Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 3-inch baking pan.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour.
Serve with lemon rum sauce or whipped cream.