¶ Mimi's Gingerbread ¶.............Ms. HollowLuna   Author:  57452  Category:(Household) Created:(8/13/2002 9:30:00 PM) This post has been Viewed (286 times) ¤Recipe¤ 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) of butter ½ cup of sugar 1 cup of "real" molasses *sap it out of the sugarcanes if you have too, wink* 1 egg 2¼ cups of flour ½ tsp. of salt 2 tsp. of baking powder 1 tsp. of baking *soda* 2 tsp. of ginger 2 tsp. of cinnamon ½ tsp. grounded cloves 1 cup of boiling water *Optional*= 1tsp. of grated orange zest / ½ cup of chopped nuts *pecans,almonds* 1. Heat oven to 350ºF. 2.Beat butter with sugar and molasses. 3. Mix in egg. 4. Sift dry ingredients and add to wet mixture, alternately with water, until just combined. 5. Bake in greased 9-in. square pan for 40 minutes. 6. Cool on rack about 20 minutes. It is good ..{:-> ~Ms. HollowLuna You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Many great holiday recipes Show all stories by   Author:  57452 ( Click here ) Spring is coming