Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 c. molasses
1 egg, beaten
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Sift together flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon and allspice. Cream together sugar and butter.
Add molasses and egg (beaten). Mix all and add hot water.
Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 until done.