Peppernuts

Ingredients

• IVi pounds brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• Flour to make dough

Method

1. 1

   Beat the eggs thoroughly; add the sugar and beat again.

2. 2

   Then add the chopped walnuts and spices and some of the flour.

3. 3

   Add the soda dissolved in the hot water and more flour — enough to make a dough that can be rolled out on a pie board.

4. 4

   Roll one eighth of an inch thick; cut into tiny rounds and bake on greased tins.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 118. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PEPPERNUTS IVi pounds brown sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 3 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon hot water 1 teaspoon cloves Flour to make dough

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