Melt butter in water, add molasses, egg well beaten, and dry ingredients mixed and sifted. Bake in a buttered shallow pan.
Soft Sugar Gingerbread
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1¾ cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons ginger
⅔ cup thin cream
Beat eggs until light, and add sugar gradually. Mix and sift dry ingredients, and add alternately with cream to first mixture. Turn into a buttered cake pan, and bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven.