Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

• 8oz plain flour
• 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 h

Line a six-inch square tin with greaseproof paper. Heat the oven to 375°F, 190°C, gas mark 5. Put the treacle and the lard in a small saucepan and melt. Sieve all the dry ingredients together and add the sugar to them with the fruit. Beat up the egg in a separate basin and add the milk to it. Pour into the centre of the flour and stir all together with the melted lard mixture. Mix thoroughly an