*Gingerbread Nuts

¹⁄₂ lb. butter
1¹⁄₂ lbs. flour
¹⁄₂ lb. powdered sugar
¹⁄₂ oz. ginger
¹⁄₂ nutmeg grated
10 ozs. treacle

Sift the flour. Rub the butter finely into it. Sift the sugar and add it to the butter and flour. Add the rest of the ingredients (and caraway seeds if liked). Mix well together. Shape into little cakes. Bake on oiled paper in a slow oven.