1/3 cup butter 11/2 teaspoons soda 2/3 cup boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup molasses 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg 1 teaspoon ginger
23/4 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon clove
Melt butter in water, add molasses, egg well beaten, and dry ingredients mixed and sifted. Bake in a buttered shallow pan.
