1/4 pound butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cups molasses
3/4 cup boiling water
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp powdered ginger (or freshly ground root)

Preheat oven to 350.  Butter and flour a 9" square pan.

Cream butter and sugar together and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Add boiling water to the molasses and blend into flour, baking soda, salt and ginger.  Add this to the first mixture and combine until smooth. Pour into pan and bake 35-45 minutes until a tootpivk comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes before putting on a rack.

Serve with whipped cream.