Recipe - Maryland Gingerbread

2 Eggs
Three fourths cup Brown sugar
Three fourths cup Molasses
Three fourths cup Melted shortening
2 One fourth cup Flour
2 One half teaspoon ROYAL BAKING POWDER
Three fourths teaspoon Baking soda
2 teaspoon Ginger
1 One half teaspoon Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Cloves
One half teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Boiling water

Add beaten eggs to sugar, molasses and melted shortening; add flour sifted
with other dry ingredients; add hot water last. Bake in individual greased
pans or in greased shallow pan in moderate oven at 350 F. about 40 minutes.
Makes 16 pieces.

Serving Ideas : Serve warm with butter, apple sauce or whipped cream.

NOTES : Coffee Gingerbread 1 recipe Maryland gingerbread 1 cup strong Chase
& Sanborn's Coffee Make as for Maryland Gingerbread, using coffee instead
of boiling water. Bake as directed

Recipe by: 1937 Boston Cooking School Cookbook (from ad in back)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #479 by Trinette Kaufman
trinette@corecom.net on Feb 09, 1997.