Recipe.......

***Wet ingredients***

* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 cup boiling water**
* 1/2 cup dark mild molasses
* 1 egg, beaten

***Crumb ingredients***

* 1 1/4 cup flour
* 1/2 brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 Pastry for a 9-inch pie

Dissolve soda in hot water; add molasses and egg and whisk together briefly.

Combine flour and sugar and rub in butter to make crumbs.

Pour half the liquid into an unbaked pastry crust. Add half the crumb mixture.

Top with the remaining liquid and crumbs.

Bake at 375F for about 30 minutes.

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