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Great-Grandma's Lebkuchen

Heat:
2 1/2 cups honey
2 1/2 cups sugar

Add:
7 1/2 cups flour
pinch of salt

Cool.

Add:
4 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cloves
2 oranges' juice and zest
1 lemon's juice and zest
3 tsp ammonia, dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
4 tsp potash, dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water

Add: 4 cups flour

Shape into little balls and bake at 350 for 20 min.

Icing:

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
boil 1 min

Beat 2 egg whites, then add sugar syrup to egg whites, beat, and pour over cookies