Nova Scotia Gingerbread

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
• 13 cup molasses
• 1 each eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 3/4 cup water boiling

1. Cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in molasses and egg.
3. Combine flour, salt baking soda, spices.
4. Stir dry ingredients gently into creamed mixture alternately with boiling water until just mixed, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
5. Spoon batter into a lightly greased 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pan.
6. Bake in 350F (180C) F oven 40 to 45 minutes until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan 10 min, remove and cool completely.
8. Wrap tightly to store.

vegetable shortening, brown sugar, molasses, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger ground, cloves, water boiling

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/nova-scotia-gingerbread-32826 (may not work)