Premium Gingerbread with Old-Fashioned Lemon Sauce

1 egg
1½ teaspoons baking soda
½ cup butter
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup molasses
½ teaspoon ginger
2½ cups flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
⅞ cup boiling water (1 cup minus 2 tablespoons)

Old-Fashioned Lemon Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten
¼ cup butter
¾ teaspoon grated lemon zest
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Premium Gingerbread:

Preheat oven to 350°.

Mix all ingredients, adding water last.

Bake 35 minutes.

Serve with lemon sauce and whipped topping.

Old-Fashioned Lemon Sauce:

Mix all ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.

Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Refrigerate any remaining sauce.