My Best Gingerbread

Name: My Best Gingerbread
Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter; 1/2 c. sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 2 1/2 c. flour, sifted; 1 1/2 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. ginger; 1/2 tsp. cloves; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 c. molasses; 1 c. hot water; 1 c. shortening; 1/2 c. black molasses; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 c. flour; 1 tsp. ginger; 1 c. sugar; 2 eggs; 1/4 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 c. boiling water; 2/3 c. sugar; 1 c. dry white wine; 4 whole cloves; 3-inch stick cinnamon; grated rind of 1/2 lemon; 18 firm, ripe, red plums, stemmed and rinsed; 1 c. water

29 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 1/2 c. flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. molasses
1 c. hot water
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. black molasses
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. flour
1 tsp. ginger
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. boiling water
2/3 c. sugar
1 c. dry white wine
4 whole cloves
3-inch stick cinnamon
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
18 firm, ripe, red plums, stemmed and rinsed
1 c. water

Directions

1

Combine sugar, wine, water, cloves, cinnamon and lemon in a saucepan large enough to hold plums.
2

Bring ingredients to a boil and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
3

Add plums and bring mixture to a boil; lower heat and simmer the plums for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on their ripeness, until they are tender but still hold their shape.
4

Some plums will be cooked before others.
5

Remove cooked fruit.
6

Then, when all are cooked, return all the plums to the syrup.