Old Fashioned Ginger Bread

Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 c. molasses
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ginger
- 1 c. hot water

Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together quickly.
- Pour into medium sized baking pan that has been rubbed with butter and dusted with flour. Bake 35 minutes at 350°.
- Serve with whipped topping.