Gingerbread without bread muffin

1/4 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon cloves * 1 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose 1/3 cup margarine 3/4 cup oats (uncooked) 1/3 cup milk, skim 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/3[...]

2 cups vegetable shortening (no substitutes) * 2 cups sugar 2 cups blackstrap molasses dark * 2 teaspoons cinnamon ground 2 tablespoons ginger ground 2[...]

2 cups flour, all-purpose 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ginger ground * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2[...]