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Gingerbread                     Email The Link to This Gallery Email this recipe to a friend Holly Degn
Washington, D.C.
This is my absolute favorite holiday treat. I inherited the recipe from my grandmother.

INGREDIENTS:
•  1 cup sugar
•  1 cup shortening
•  2 eggs
•  1 cup dark molasses
•  3 cups flour
•  1 ½ teaspoon salt
•  1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
•  1 teaspoon ground ginger
•  1 teaspoon cinnamon
•  1 cup boiling water

METHOD:
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and molasses and blend well. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the boiling water. Bake in a greased and floured 11x13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

 


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