Old Fashioned Gingerbread

With the holidays coming up I thought I'd share my late momma-in-law's gingerbread recipe.

Old Fashioned Gingerbread

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup molasses

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp soda

1 1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup buttermilk

Nuts and raisins (to taste)

Mix first 3 ingredients until creamy.

Mix in dry ingredients; then the milk.

Stir in nuts and raisins.

Bake in large, greased and floured loaf pan for about 1 hour at 350 degrees.