Lebkuchen(Recipe From Late 1800'S) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. molasses
1 c. sugar
1 c. lard or Crisco
1 c. butter
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. cloves
20 cents worth ground anise seed or 2 tsp. oil
2 eggs, beaten
3 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. hot water (approximately)
1 1/2 c. sour milk
flour

Preparation

Add baking soda to 1/2 cup hot water.
Combine all other ingredients except flour and mix; add soda and water gradually. Add enough flour to roll out and cut with cookie cutters.
Bake in hot oven at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes.
This is a very old recipe.