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BLACK  FRUIT  CAKE
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BLACK FRUIT CAKE

11 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

350
Calories
9g
Protein
9g
Fat
57g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one pound
  • one cup of black molasses
  • one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk
  • one tablespoonful of ground spices
  • three pounds of seeded raisins
  • three pounds of currants
  • one pound of citron sliced fin«^
  • one pound of almonds blanch- ed
  • a cup of sweet milk
  • one wine-glass of wine
  • 12 exchange cook book

Directions

1

One pound and a half of brown sugar, creamed with a pound and a half of butter, fifteen eggs (beaten separately), one pound and a half of browned flour, one cup of black molasses, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk, one wine-glass of wine and one of brandy. One tablespoonful of ground spices, mixed: cloves, cinnamon, all- spice and nutmeg, one-fourth of each. When well-mixed, add three pounds of seeded raisins, three pounds of currants, one pound of citron sliced fin«^, one pound of almonds blanch- ed and sliced; all to be dredged with flour. Bake four hours.

2

12 Exchange Cook Book.

By Shutt, William E., Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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