Crocus Cookies

1 c Brown sugar

1 c Lard

1 ts Baking soda; heaping

8 ea Eggs; well beaten

5 c Flour

Take out 2 T. of egg white to wash top of cookies. Mold in hand, do not roll on bake board. Note: No time or temperature given. Assume a 425 F. oven. Source: Mrs. Willis Wentz, Bucyrus Grange, Crawford County, OH