Ingredients

  • 1 quart Maple Syrup
  • 1 cup Butter
  • ½ cup Crisco Shortening
  • 12 cups Flour
  • 2 tablespoons Cloves
  • 2 tablespoons Allspice
  • 4 tablespoons Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • ¼ cup Sour Milk
  • ¼ cup Baking Soda
  • 8 ounces Citrons
  • 2 cups Walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Cream: shortening, add syrup alternately with sifted dry ingredients, beginning with syrup.
2. Add: sour milk mixed with baking soda. Add citron (after running through food processor) and nuts. Should be very stiff dough. Let stand in refrigerator a week or two before baking.
3. Roll: & cut with cookie cutters & bake at 350F 8-10 minutes. Add more flour while rolling. Double recipe for for Christmas.

Notes
To make sour milk add 1 1/3 T vinegar to 1 Cup Milk


Categories
Christmas, Holiday, Thanksgiving
Keywords
Christmas