Gingerbread

3/4 c. sugar                              Milk

3/4 c. light molasses                    Flour

1 tsp. cinnamon                           1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in

1/2 tsp. ginger                           1 tbsp. warn water

1 tbsp. shortening

1 egg

Beat egg in cup; add milk to make 1 cup. Mix sugar, molasses, shortening and spices. Add egg and milk, and enough flour to make stiff batter. Add baking soda mixture dissolved in warm water. Bake in well-greased 9x13" pan at 350 deg. for about 30 minutes.                                                         Great-Grandma Salisbury

(Grandma Allen's Mother)

(Mom's Grandmother)