My co-workers used to ask for my homemade gingerbread. Once when I was baking some, I discovered that I was out of ginger. So I used cayenne—probably less than the amount of ginger that was called for, though—along with the cinnamon and molasses. The cake was declared tasty as usual. When I confessed that it didn’t have any ginger in it, they said that they never would have guessed if I hadn’t told them. I guess as long as it’s molasses-y and spicy, it will hit the spot!
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