1 cup oil or fat 1 quart dark molasses 1 pint boiling water 1 quart barley flour or 1 1/8 quarts pastry flour

1 quart corn flour or meal

2 teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons ginger 2 teaspoons cinnamon 4 1/2 teaspoons soda

Sift dry ingredients together; mix molasses, water, and oil, and combine with first mixture. Beat well, and bake in shallow cake pans or muffin pans.