Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or oleo
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. molasses
1 c. hot water
2 tsp. ginger

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg.
Mix molasses with water. Add dry ingredients, alternately with water.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.