Grandma Chessher's Molasses Bread

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 t salt
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 4 cups flour
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• 1/4 t cloves
• 1/4 t allspice
• 1 t ginger (optional)

Combine molasses and sugar. Add part of the water and combine. Add 2 cups of flour,spices, salt, soda, and baking powder. Combine. Alternate the rest of the flour with the water and oil until all is combined. Put into a 9 x 13" greased and floured pan, or use Pam spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until center springs back

Grandma didn’t use ginger because her husband, A.H. Chessher, didn’t like it.