Vintage Gingerbread Truck and Trees | Canadian Living

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening , softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cups fancy molasses
• 1/2 cup cooking molasses or blackstrap molasses
• 5 1/2 cups alI-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar