Southern Ginger Bread

1 cup molasses

1 cup sugar (white or brown)

1 cup lard 

1 cup sour milk

2 eggs

1/2 pound seeded raisins

Flour, soda

1 tablespoonful ginger

1 dessertspoon ground cloves

1 dessertspoon allspice

1 dessertspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

Use enough flour to make a moderately stiff cake batter, in which has been sifted the ginger, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Beat flour in good and last of all dissolve 2 teaspoons of soda in a little sour milk. Stir in batter thoroughly and bake in bread pan in moderate oven for 45 minutes.

Submitted by Katherine Marchand of St. Louis