Pepernooder Danish Cookies

Hannah Marie Sandberg my Great-Grandmother made these at Christmastime and sent them to all her Grandchildren so they could play this game. I remember going to her farm for a family reunion when I was about 4 years old. There were lots of things to do and Great-Grandmother was busy cooking and taking care of the farm. We went to pick the green beans in the field and played in the barn with the kittens. (I got locked in by a sneaky cousin and was later rescued after crying forever). Then we swam in the ditch and I discovered water skeeters. It was fun to sleep in the bedroom at the top of the stairs in the huge bed and listen to the crickets at night.

1 egg
½ tsp salt
1 cup sugar
¼ cup honey
1 tsp. ginger
1 cup sour cream with 1 tsp soda mixed with ½ cup shortening
3-4 cups flour

Mix ingredients. Use enough flour to make a soft dough that will roll. Roll into thin snake like strips and cut into ½ in lengths. Bake at 350 until brown.

Peppernuts Game

Each player is given 12 peppernuts. The oldest player begins. Players keep nuts hidden under their hands or a cup. Captain puts any number from 0-12 nuts in his hand and asks each of the other players how many he has. After they guess, he shows them If any one guesses the correct number, he gets them. If a player guesses more, he deducts to the right number; if he guesses less, he adds to the number, and the number missing are given to the first player. Then the next player to the right has his turn, and it continues around the table. The one who has the most after the last player plays is the winner of the round. Five games are played to determine the grand winner. Between games, players may treat themselves to fresh peber noder from a bowl to eat – never the playing nuts. Any number may play the game.