Old Fashioned Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 c. molasses
2 c. self-rising flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. buttermilk
nuts or raisins (if desired)

Preparation

Mix all ingredients together.
Put into a large loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour at 325\u00b0.
This recipe is over 100 years old.