FILLING:

1/2 c. honey
3/4 c. nuts, chopped or raisins (if preferred)
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. orange & lemon rind, grated
2 tbsp. orange & lemon juice

Soften 2 cakes of compressed yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup shortening, melted, to 1 cup warm buttermilk or sour milk. Combine 2 eggs, well beaten, yeast and cooled buttermilk mixture. Add 5 cups flour. Place dough in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until double, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Roll out dough into 18 x 18. Spread with combined filling ingredients; roll up as for a jelly roll. Cut into 1-inch slices and arrange layers in well-greased tube pan. Allow to rise in warm place 1/2 hour. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 1 hour.