1 c  Active Sourdough Starter
   1/2 c  Hot Water
   1/2 c  Molasses
   1/2 ts Salt
     1 ts Baking Soda
   1/2 c  Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
     1 lg Egg
 1 1/2 c  Unbleached Flour
     1 ts Ginger
     1 ts Cinnamon
   1/2 c  Shortening
 Cream brown sugar and shortening and beat.  Then add molasses and egg,
 beating continuously.  Sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot
 water.  Then beat this mixture into creamed mixture. As the last step, add
 the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
 Bake in pan at 375F for about 30 minutes or until done. Serve with ice
 cream or whipped cream while still hot if possible.
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                 Yields       
                4 Servings