ginger bread

Ingredients For ginger bread

• 1 1/2 c

  flour
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 3/4 tsp

  cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp

  ginger
• 1/2 tsp

  allspice
• 1/2 c

  shortening
• 1/2 c

  boiling water
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 c

  dark molasses
• 1

  egg, slightly beaten