Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      cups          butter
   2      cups          sugar
     1/3  cup           sour cream
   4      cups          flour
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      baking soda
     1/2  teaspoon      ground cloves
     1/2  teaspoon      nutmeg
   1      cup           sliced almonds

Preparation:

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Dissolve soda in sour cream. Sift flour, salt, cloves and nutmeg together. Add dry ingredients gradually to sour cream, mixing after each addition. Add almonds. form rolls of dough about 2" in diameter. Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill overnight. When ready to bake, cut into 1/4" slices and bake in preheated oven at 400~F for 12 minutes or until golden brown. This dough may be kept refrigerated about 2 weeks or frozen for later use.