Laura Ingalls Wilder Gingerbread

My mom made this a few years ago and I loved it. "They" say that it's not a health food, but you would never know because of the ginger flavor. Good for the stomach! The gingerbread is kind of like a cakey brownie. Go ahead and bake it the full time even if it looks done. The middle will be doughy if you don't.

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, Beaten

Directions

1. Mix the brown sugar and the shortening together until creamy. Add the baking soda to the boiling water and add the water to the molasses. Combine the molasses mixture to the creamed mixture.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the spices to the flour. Sift the flour into the molasses mixture. Add the beaten eggs to the batter and stir well. The batter will be quite thin.
3. Pour batter into a large baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.