Pennsylvania Dutch Shoe-Fly Pie

For the crumb part:
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar

Work the above ingredients together.

For the liquid part:
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
Pinch ginger
Pinch cinnamon
Pinch cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup hot water

Mix well together and add hot water.

Into an unbaked pie shell, combine the crumbs and liquid in alternate layers, with crumbs on bottom and top.
Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees, then bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.