1 cup molasses
1 cup sour milk
2 1/2 cups flour
1 3/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup melted fat

Add milk to molasses. Mix and sift dry ingredients, combine mixtures, add fat, and beat vigorously. Pour into a greased shallow pan, and bake 25 minutes in moderate (350°F) oven.