Make with nana’s hard sauce.

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1 t cloves
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t ginger
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 t baking soda

Sift together flour, salt, spices, and soda. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add molasses. Add half of dry ingredients. Add hot water, than other half of dry ingredients.

Grease pan or line with parchment.

Bake at 350 ° for 30 minutes.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.