Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1 c. molasses
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. ginger
1 c. hot water

Preparation

Mix flour, soda and spices.
Cream butter, sugar and molasses. Add dry ingredients to butter.
Pour hot water over batter and mix.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for about 45 minutes in a 9 x 12-inch pan.