Ingredients
½ cup white sugar ½ cup butter
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
2) In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
3) In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
4) Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.