Mayme Bouzek Kopecky's Hard Tack Recipe

Bring to a boil in a large pan:
2 cups sugar
2 cups molasses
1/2 cup butter

Add 4 teaspoons baking soda to 2 1/2 tablespoons hot water and mix together. Shut the burner off and add the soda mixture. It will be very foamy.

In a large bowl, mix:
8 cups flour
2 cups chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or other nut of your choice)
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon

The dough is quite warm when I add the flour mixture. Mix together and divide into two equal parts. Dust the table with flour. Roll the dough out as thin as possible. Cut into shapes with a pizza cutter.
Do not grease the cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes at 360 degrees.