2 tb Butter
2 tb Brown sugar
1 Egg
1/2 c Molasses
1 1/2 c Sifted flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Boiling water
Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add beaten egg and molasses. Sift flour, soda, salt and baking powder together and add alternately with boiling waer in small amounts. Mix thoroughly. Turn into greased mold and steam 1 1/2 to 2 hours.