Pepper Nuts
Pfeffernueße
 From Mildred Kramer
3 cups sugar
3 cups dark corn syrup
1 cup shortening or (half butter & half lard)
1 cup hot water
½ teaspoon anise oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
11-12 cups flour
Mix sugar, syrup, shortening, soda, and hot water together. Add anise oil and all the spices and enough flour to make a dough. Roll, cut in pieces ½ x ¼-inch. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350°F for about 10 to 12 minutes.
 
 2010  Nathan Krämer  Blair, Nebraska   http://www.nathankramer.com/cookbook/