Scald milk, add sugar, butter, salt, and cardamon. Let cool.
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add eggs and 2 cups flour. Mix well. Let rest for 10 or 15 minutes. Add flour (7 cups +/-) until a stiff dough is formed. Knead, then cover with towel. Let rise to double in size, about 2 hours.
Punch dough down and divide into 9 equal parts.
Roll each of the 9 pieces of dough into strips about 18