Vintage Rumford Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
2/3 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water

Preparation

cream together the fat and sugar, add the egg and molasses and beat well --
Mix and sift in the remaining dry ingredients.adding the boiling water last.
Pour into shallow well greased pans or muffin cups -- (not sure, but with the tendency of molasses to scorch.I think I will try it in a 13x9 pan first --
bake at 325* for 20-25 minutes -- Raisins may be added if desired -- before adding boiling water -- .