An American Family History

1/2 cup sugar filled with lt. molasses
1 teaspoon ginger
salt
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 melted crisco [shortening] filled with hot water
1 1/2 cup flour
1 egg

mix in order given

unbeaten bake in hot oven 1/2 hr.

Aunt Pit often assumes that any idiot knows what to do with the cake ingredients. For those of us who don't: Gather ingredients Preheat oven to 350°. Grease cake pan. Mix wet ingredients in a bowl. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Pour batter into pan/pans. Bake about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the cake is dry.