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SCOTCH  FRUIT  CAKES
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SCOTCH FRUIT CAKES

19 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1032
Calories
22g
Protein
34g
Fat
162g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Dripping 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 pound currants
  • two tablespoons water
  • one cup sugar
  • one-fourth teaspoon allspice
  • two cups flour
  • one pinch salt
  • two tablespoons lard
  • one-half cups sugar
  • one teaspoon baking powder
  • one cup milk
  • two tablespoons butter
  • one teaspoon flavoring
  • one cup raisins
  • one apple cut in small pieces
  • one level teaspoon baking powder
  • one layer in dripping pan
  • half inch thick
  • two rounding cups flour
  • salt

Directions

1

One pound currants, one apple cut in small pieces, two tablespoons water, let simmer on stove slowly; one cup sugar, one-fourth teaspoon allspice, butter size of a wal- nut. Pastry. — Two cups flour, one pinch salt, one level teaspoon baking powder, two tablespoons lard. Roll pastry thin, put one layer in dripping pan, then put filling in one- half inch thick, another layer of pastry on top. Bake three-quarters of an hour. Cut in squares.

2

Jean McGilp.

3

One and one-half cups sugar, two rounding cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, one cup milk, two tablespoons butter, one teaspoon flavoring, one cup raisins. Beat but- ter and sugar to cream, add milk, flour and raisins, and beat vigorously; add salt, flavoring and baking powder; mix well, put into muffin tins and bake in a moderate oven about thirty minutes. Mrs. H. A. Pajrker.

By Chicago. Bethany union church. Woman's society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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