Parkin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup old fashioned oats (DO NOT use instant or \"quick\" oats)
1 cup milk
1/3 cup unsalted butter or 1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses, mixed with the honey (in Britain this would be treacle and golden syrup)

Preparation

Soak oats in milk for 1/2 hour.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, and sugar.
Melt butter/margarine and add molasses and honey mixture.
Combine wet ingredients and add to dry.
Pour into a 9\" x 11\" pan.
Bake at 325F for 45 minutes or until it starts to come away from the sides of the pan.