Boil for 5 minutes or until dissolved: 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup honey 1/3 cup shortening (try using butter) Let cool. Beat 1 egg (try two eggs) Add 1/3 cup (or 1/2 cup) water to it. Sift: 4 cups flour (brown flour is probably great) 1 tablespoon baking soda (try 1 tablespoon baking powder) 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves Add wet and dry ingredients to sugar. Add: 2/3 cup chopped nuts 1/3 cup (5 and 1/3 tablespoons or 16 teaspoons) chopped citron (one orange rind and one lemon rind) Chill dough for several days. Roll out about 1/4 inches thick and cut to size of a playing card. Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Frost with sugar glaze and sprinkles. Store in airtight container. NOTE: These cookies usually taste best a few days or a week after they are made.