4 cups of flour 2 cups of sughar 2 sticks of butter or margarine 2 cups of warm water 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 cup of molasses
Combine and mix flour, sugar, and butter. reserve 1 cup of this mixture for topping. Mix water, soda, and molasses, add to remaining flour and sugar mixture. Pour batter into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle reserves topping evenly over batter. Bake at 350ºF. for 45 minutes.