1/2 c. honey
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. molasses
1 egg
1 tsp. lemon rind
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/3 c. citron

Mix honey and molasses; bring to a boil. Cool and add brown sugar, well-beaten egg, lemon rind and juice. Add flour, soda and spices to honey-sugar mixture.

Add citron and nuts. Chill overnight. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into oblong shape. Place close together on greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Then on removing from oven, spread icing over all cookies before removing from pan.