Gingerbread Cake

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ cup shortening 1 egg

1 cup molasses

½ cup sugar

1 cup very hot water

Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased 10-inch by 14-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Source: Heritage Cooking Bicentennial Cookbook, Urbana, Ohio, 1976

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