Old Fashioned Ginger Bread

1 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
4 tbs butter
1.25 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1 egg
2 tbs buttermilk
1 cup hot water

1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cloves (if you like them)
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes in a standard loaf pan until the knife comes out clean with a moist crumb.