MORE COOKIES (Lebkuchen)

Can one really ever have too many cookies!  I would think the only answer to that would be, a big ol' NO!
Another recipe that my Grandma always made every Christmas and with 5 brothers, it is a good thing this makes tons of them!


LEBKUCHEN

Boil together:
 3 cups molasses
3 cups corn syrup
3 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup lard and some salt

while cooking, add small glass fruit juice. When cool , add:
 2 cups chopped walnuts
1/2 teas cloves
2 teas cinnamon
1 1/2 teas nutmeg
1/4 oz cardamon- shelled and round ( 1 3/4 teas )
1/4 lb citron
1/4 lb lemon peel
2 beaten eggs
1 cup milk
2 teas soda dissolved in a little warm water
flour-enough to make a stiff dough ( if i remember correctly- this is like 11 or so cups- will write down today when i mix)
Let stand overnight
roll out--cut with Christmas cookie cutters

Bake at 325*

IF not a fan of citron...just leave it out.  Done that many times as most don't care for it. I do!