Grandpa Eugene Meyers Stolen

Grandpa Eugene Meyers Stolen

1 lb sugar

1 lb butter, 1⁄2 of this Crisco

1 oz salt

6 eggs

1 qt milk

1⁄2 lb yeast

2 Tbsp vanilla

5-6 lbs flour

1 1b citron 

1 1b lemon

1 1b orange peel ( you may also use candied cherries and nuts )

Dissolve 1⁄2 lb yeast in heated milk, ( just to very warm). In a bowl cream the sugar, 

butter/Crisco, Add salt and 6 eggs. Add the warm milk to dry mixture a little at a time. 

Add 2 Tb vanilla. Dust the fruit with half of the flour and then add the flour to make a 

stiff dough. 

Let dough rise double in lightly greased bowl, covered with a towel, about 1 hour.

Punch it down and let it rise again, about 1 hour.

Cut into 1 lb pieces, flatten into a circle, pat some butter on half and fold over to almost 

half.

Put on cookie sheet and let rise covered until double in size. Bake on cookie sheet about 

35 minutes in a 350-375 degree oven. 

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Makes 12 lbs

"He, (grandpa) always said it was to stay only in the family." Aunt Doris

"I sometimes slide another cookie sheet under the first one for the last 15 minutes so the 

bottoms don't get too brown." Aunt Doris

This recipe was brought over from Germany by Eugene Meyers.