Mom'S Soft Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. molasses
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
2 1/2 c. flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1 c. hot water

Preparation

Mix all the dry ingredients.
Add molasses, eggs, and soda-hot water mixture slowly.
Stir but do not beat.
Bake in floured and greased 9 x 13-inch pan at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Nice and moist.