Gingerbread

Ingredients: 
1/2 cup shortening 1 cup Molasses 1 teasp cinnamon 1 teasp nutmeg 1/2 teasp allspice 1/2 cup sugar 2 heaping Cup flour 1 teasp ginger 1/2 teasp cloves 1/2 teasp salt 2 eggs
Directions: 
Mix well. Add 1 Cup boiling water with 1 tsp soda. Bake in moderate oven increasing heat as it bakes.

Mix well. Add 1 Cup boiling water with 1 tsp soda. Bake in moderate oven increasing heat as it bakes.