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Gingerbread

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
1 teapoon baking soda
2 cup New Orleans molasses
1 3/4 cup light cream
5 cups all purpose flour, sifted
2 tablespoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Chantilly Cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream softened butter; then cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and continue to cream together. Next dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water; mix inot the molasses. Combine the butter and nolasses mixtures. Stir in the cream and flour, and then beat until smooth. Add spices, mix well, and pour into the two well-greased shallow 9 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake 40 minutes or until springy to the touch. SErve with Chantilly Cram.

18 to 20 servings