Moravian Christmas Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. Brer Rabbit molasses
1 lb. brown sugar
1 lb. lard
1/2 lb. butter
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. ginger
1 Tbsp. soda
enough flour to make stiff dough (about 3 3/4 lb.)

Preparation

Add the sugar to the molasses and mix well.
Add lard and butter which has been melted and cooled.
Sift the spices and soda with a little flour and add the molasses mixture, stirring in well.
Then add the rest of the flour until you have a stiff dough.
Let stand overnight.
Roll very thin on a floured board; cut in shapes with cookie cutters and bake on greased tins in moderate oven at 350\u00b0.
This recipe makes about 6 pounds.