The oven is heated to 180 C. In a large saucepan pour sugar, brandy and rum 1 tbsp water, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and orange peel. Boil the mixture, stirring constantly. Pulls from heat and add the butter, cut into pieces, and baking soda. Then gradually added and flour to make a soft dough (if we put more flour). The dough was covered with a transparent plastic foil and placed in a refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then he rolled out of flour surface of the crust with a thickness of 3 mm. Men are cut. They could be put raisins for eyes, nose, mouth and buttons. Another option is to decorate with icing sugar after bake. Chovechetata Arrange in a greased with butter tray and bake for 10-15 minutes. Allow to poizstinat few minutes, then drilled holes to hang on the tree they tied cords.