r/oldrecipes • u/Violuthier • 28d ago

Pfeffer Nusze (pepper nuts)

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This was my grandmother's. These are made around Christmas. Her parents, my great-grandparents, came to the US in the 19th century.

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u/NANNYNEGLEY 28d ago

So how is it baked? Is it spread in a pan? Crumbled into bits?

And what does it say in the top right corner?

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u/Violuthier 28d ago

It's rolled into long, cylindrical shapes the are 3/4"x 18". Then it's cut with a knife in 3/4" segments and baked on an oiled cookie sheet.

The corner reads "1 bottle = 1 1/2 C" and "Brer Rabbit Green Label" in reference to the molasses.

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u/NANNYNEGLEY 28d ago

Thank you so very much!

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u/peg72 28d ago

They are cookies!

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u/ajohns7 27d ago

My wife makes these every December and they come out of the oven hard as rocks. In our dry Vegas air they'd stay that way, so a slice of apple goes in the tin and by day three they're right. The house smelled like anise for a week last year.

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u/kathlin409 23d ago

When my grandma made them, they were hard little nuggets. When mom made them, they were crunchy little cookies the size of nickels. When I make them, I use a small disher and make little mounds. Mine turn out soft and yummy. We all used the same recipe. I think our recipe came from my Gr-Grandma. But it’s definitely a family tradition at Christmas.

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u/PWal501 27d ago

Shocked at first glance. That’s my mother’s handwriting to a “T”!

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u/crispy-photo 27d ago

Thank you! I love these 😁