Title

Gingerbread

Subject

shortening

brown sugar

egg

molasses

flour

salt

baking soda

ginger

cinnamon

water

Description

Ginger bread
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1 egg
1/2 cup of molasses
1 1/2 cup of flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger
over

Card 1 Back:
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water
Beat shortening + sugar until creamy
add egg + molasses
mix dry ingredient add to molasses
mixture with boiling water
Bake 350° 90 for 35 to 40 min
serve warm.

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# Gingerbread

## Ingredients

- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup boiling water

## Instructions

1. Beat shortening and brown sugar until creamy.
2. Add egg and molasses.
3. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon) together and add to the molasses mixture along with the boiling water.
4. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
5. Serve warm.

Source

RCA0011 - Pie, Pickles, and Other Goodness (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0011-20261018-0023

Coverage

Misouri US