Old Fashioned Gingerbread
INGREDIENTS
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'When my mother prepared her Old Fashioned Gingerbread, the five of us couldn't wait until it came from the oven so that we could get our piece and smother it with butter. Or we would try to wait patiently while it cooled and then we'd drown the ging
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2 1/2 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup butter or margarine
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 egg
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1 cup molasses
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1 cup hot water
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