Aunt Martha Riethmiller'S Lebkuchens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. brown sugar
2 lb. raisins
1 lb. currants
1 lb. nutmeats
3 oz. fruit peel
spices to taste (cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and anise)
4 eggs
1 lb. shortening (lard)
4 tsp. soda
1 qt. molasses
1 qt. buttermilk

Preparation

Mix together.
Add some flour.
Mix.
Let stand overnight. In morning, add more flour.
Roll out.