Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 c. molasses
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Mix sugar and shortening.
Add egg, then dry ingredients alternately with hot water and molasses.
Bake in greased pan in 350\u00b0 oven.