3 c. butter
5 c. sugar
12 eggs
9 c. flour
3 tbsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 c. buttermilk
4 lemons, grated rind, reserve juice
2 oranges, grated rind
2 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 c. sugar, for glaze

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Add lemon and orange rinds and juice from two lemons. Stir in pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours. Mix remaining sugar with juice from two lemons; glaze bread while still warm. Makes 4 loaves.