Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
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 cup new orleans molasses
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 cup shorten- ing butter
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon gin- ger
- one cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoonfuls water
- 1 inch by 4
- one
- lemon juice
Directions
One cup New Orleans molasses, J/2 cup sugar, 1 cup shorten- ing butter and lard, scant y2 cup boiling water, 3 cups flour, scant teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon gin- ger, y2 teaspoon cloves. Roll thin and cut with knife in strips 1 inch by 4. Leave space between fingers in pan and bake in slow oven. When taken from pan spread out on paper to cool ; then cover each one with boiled frosting.
Miss Edith Thompson, New York.
One cup granulated sugar, 6 tablespoonfuls water; boil till it "hairs"; beat this into the beaten white of an egg; when ready to spread add lemon juice. If frosting is too hard add a very little water. Lucia C. Beebe.