Vintage Rumford Gingerbread
"found this old recipe pamphlet...at an estate sale...thought I would share it here is anyone remembers Rumford baking powder.."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 2⁄3 cup molasses
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup boiling water
directions
- cream together the fat and sugar, add the egg and molasses and beat well --
- Mix and sift in the remaining dry ingredients.adding the boiling water last.
- Pour into shallow well greased pans or muffin cups -- (not sure, but with the tendency of molasses to scorch.I think I will try it in a 13x9 pan first --
- bake at 325* for 20-25 minutes -- Raisins may be added if desired -- before adding boiling water -- .
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I love cooking, and reading Christian fiction..I have 5 grandchildren..4 boys and 1 spoiled granddaughter...I also have a black cocker spaniel named Tobey..who is very spoiled..Love computer games, cross stitch and reading cookbooks..I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia almost a year ago, on September 26, 2005....was in an out of the hospital for 8 months, doing intensive chemo...I am doing well now, thanks for all the prayers...
