Skorpor

by Wilhelmina Albertina Erickson Kotter

3/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

2 eggs

6 T. cream or milk

2 rounded t. cardamom

2 rounded t. baking powder

3 c. flour

Mix ingredients together and form into 3 small loaves on a cookie sheet crosswise.  Bake 25-30 minutes at 350ºF.  Cut into slices and place in oven to toast at 300-325ºF for about 1/2 hour or a little more.  Watch and turn over when needed, until light brown.

~Mina or Minnie as she was sometimes called brought this recipe when she emigrated from Sweden at the age of 24.  She made it for her children and grandchildren who remember it fondly.