QUICK GINGERBREAD
2 cups sifted enriched flour
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon double-acting or 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1½ teaspoons ginger
½ teaspoon cloves
½ cup shortening, melted
1 cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
1 egg
½ cup sour milk
¼ cup hot water
Heat oven to 350° F. (moderate). Sift together first eight ingredients. Stir in melted shortening, molasses, egg, and sour milk. Beat in hot water. Bake 45 minutes or until done in a well-greased, lightly floured, 9x9x2-inch pan.
YIELD: 9 to 12 servings.