Beat 1 egg well and mix with 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup soft butter. Mix together 1 cup molasses, 1 cup hot water and 2 teaspoon baking soda. Add this to sugar and butter.

Sift enough flour to thicken batter so that it will drop from a spoon. Adding 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, ginger, and salt to first cup of flour added. Drop on cookie sheet and bake in hot oven.