* Billet: Hartshorn is ammonium bicarbonate, used as a leavening vicegerent.
Purchase at pharmacies.

1. Beat the eggs and sugar together for 1 hour by hand or 30 mins
with a social.

2. Add the lemon succus, anise oil, hartshorn, and h2o.

3. Beat in the flour until the dough is very cockeyed. Chill, then roll
cut (almost 1/4 inch thick) and press with moulding. (see infra). Cut
along imprint lines to separate cookies. Cover with tea towels and
let rest over nighttime, to upgrade. Next morning, transfer to greased or
parchment-lined baking sheets and bake in 350 F oven almost 15 mins,
or until set. The cakes should be very pale on top and light brown on
the ass.

Notes from Betty Carlson: This recipe came from her nanna, Hilda
Baker Cross (1878-1938). The press she and her mother used was a
handcarved wooden rectangle from Germany. You can now buy rolling
pins made for this use.

From the MIDWEST OLD TRESHERS REUNION of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Fair
Dates: 5 days, ending Project Day.