Shoo-Fly Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. boiling water
1 Tbsp. baking soda
4 c. unsifted flour
3/4 c. oil or shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. brown sugar

Preparation

Mix molasses and boiling water; add baking soda.
Then mix flour, oil or shortening, salt and brown sugar.
Mix until crumbly.
Take out 1 3/4 cups for top of cake.
Then mix remaining crumbs with liquid.
Pour into ungreased cake pan.
Sprinkle 1 3/4 cups on top.