Butter, 1 cupful;
Sugar, 1 cupful;
Molasses, 1 cupful;
Water, ½ cupful;
Ground Ginger,
Cinnamon, and Cloves, 1 tablespoonful each;
Baking soda, 1 teaspoonful;
Flour.
Mix a cupful of butter with one heaping cupful of sugar, one cupful of molasses, half a cupful of cold water, one tablespoonful each ground ginger and cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves, one of soda dissolved in hot water, and enough flour to make a pretty stiff dough. Roll out thin, and bake at once.