Sticky Ginger Squares

Ingredients

• 1 14 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 cup diced crystallized ginger
• 14 cup molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 1 13 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 14 cup butter, melted
• 1 13 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 12 cup butter
• 14 teaspoon salt (if you use salted butter, reduce the salt to 1/8 tsp)
• 34 cup brown sugar
• 12 cup diced crystallized ginger