Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 1/2  cups          flour -- sifted
   2      teaspoons     baking soda
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      cinnamon
   1 1/2  teaspoons     powdered ginger
     1/2  teaspoon      powdered cloves
     1/2  teaspoon      dry mustard
     1/2  teaspoon      pepper
     1/2  cup           butter
     1/2  cup           dark brown sugar
   2                    eggs
   1      cup           molasses
   1      tablespoon    instant coffee
   1      cup           boiling water

Preparation:

Butter 9" square pan. Sift together flour, baking soda, slt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, mustard and pepper. Set aside. Cream butter. Add sugar and beat for 2 min. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add molasses;beat till smooth. Dissolev coffee in boiling water and add, alternately, with flour mixture. Beat just till smooth. Mixture will eb very thin. Pour into prepared pan and abke at 375 for 35 min. or till done.