Lucille's Phiffner (From Charlotte, 1974)

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup Karo syrup (dark or light) (Judy preferred dark)
• 1 teaspoon anise oil or 3 teaspoons pure anise extract
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk + 2 tablespoons crea
• 13 cups flour, or enough to make stiff dough

Directions

1. Mix together to make dough stiff.
2. Roll 2 ounces int a long rope
3. Cut into small pieces (about the size of a dime) and bake.

Baking Details

• 350 degrees for 13 minutes

Notes

• Judy notes she made a half batch and used 1 teaspoon of anise oil.
• This recipe takes time. Nothing like a being snowed in on the farm for a few days to actually get it done. 
• She made these especially for Jim Ryken and Deb Garvey.