White Peppernuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
8 c. flour
8 eggs
2 lemons, grated rind
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Beat eggs; add sugar, lemon rind, nutmeg, cloves, salt and baking powder and 2 cups flour; mix well.
Add 1 cup flour at a time and stir by hand until too hard to stir, then work in rest of flour on board.
Take small portions of dough and form into rolls about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick.
Cut in 1/2-inch lengths; roll into balls between palms.
Bake on greased cookie sheet about 8 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.