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Ginger Drop Cakes

1/2 cup butter 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ginger 2 eggs 3 3/4 tablespoon soda 1/4 cup hot water Flour to make stiff batter Warm the butter slightly; beat it in the molasses; add the ginger, sugar and salt, then a little of the flour, then the beaten eggs, then more flour. Make the batter stiffer than needed to allow for the soda and hot water, which are to be added last. Drop on buttered tins and bake in a quick oven.