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Gingerbread

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Recipe Ingredients

200   White sugar
1   Salt
5   Ginger
2 1/2   Cinnamon
2 1/2   Powdered cloves
250   Vegetable oil
250   Light molasses
10   Baking soda - not baking powder
250   Boiling water
250   All-purpose flour - unsifted
2   Eggs - well beaten

Recipe Instructions

1. Mix the sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves together in a bowl.

2. Add the vegetable oil and the molasses, stirring until well blended.

3. Mix the baking soda into the boiling water and immediately stir into the mixture.

4. Add the flour gradually, mixing well after each addition.

5. Mix in the beaten eggs.

6. Pour into a greased 20x30 baking pan and bake at 175C for 40 minutes.

Author's Notes: This moist gingerbread is a good recipe for the holidays or any other time. This recipe was originally published in Sunset magazine before I was born.

Top with whipped cream or lemon sauce.

Difficulty : moderate. Precision : measure the ingredients.

Source:
Jonathan Hue Lockheed Missiles and Space Company - Mechanism

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