1 cup butter or margarine (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp baking soda mixed with
1 1 ts water
1 flour (3 3/4 to 4 cups)
Directions
Preparation time: 45 minutes Chilling time: One hour Baking time: 8
to 10 minutes
1. Cream butter or margarine with sugar and corn syrup. Stir in
cinnamon, cloves and baking soda mixture. Add flour a little at a
time, mixing well after each addition until stiff dough forms. Cover
dough and refrigerate until firm.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on
floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or desired
shapes. Or roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice
crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds.
3. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until lightly browned, about 8
to 10 minutes.
Sirups kager, a Danish spice cookie "as brown as a reindeer," was a
humble but coveted Christmas prize enjoyed by her grandfather in
Denmark, writes our contest winner, Julie K. Cook, of Chicago. from
the Chicago Tribune annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December
4, 1986
Servings: 60 servings
1986 Winner: Sirups Kager (Danish Brown Spice Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
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The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as a concept can be traced back into the distant past, at least as far as the ancient Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, these, ancient recipes were just very simple pictorial recipes for meal preparation.
As our culinary historical trip moves to more modern times there are two interesting books which date from the 14th Century : a cookery book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these two books have no connection with the spicy food that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of meals eaten by the rich and powerful of that period. When we get to the 1900s, recipe publications were in high demand, mostly due to increased literacy, people having more free time and having more disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this 1986 Winner_ Sirups Kager (Danish Brown Spice recipe.
