Shoofly Pie

• 1½ cups sifted flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. ginger
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• ¼ cup butter or margarine
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ cup molasses
• ¾ cup boiling water
• 1 unbaked 8 inch pastry shell

Mix together flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix together baking soda and molasses and immediately stir in boiling water. Stir in 1 1/3 cups of the crumb mixture. Turn into pastry shell. Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup crumb mixture, over top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until crust is lightly browned.