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POOR  MAN'S  CAKE
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POOR MAN'S CAKE

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

434
Calories
27g
Protein
16g
Fat
48g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Dripping not in our table 0
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 molasses
  • one-half cup beef dripping
  • one teaspoon soda dissolved in one- fourth cup hot water
  • one teaspoon cinnamon
  • one-third teaspoon cloves
  • one cup of raisins i- a de^^irable additicmi
  • one heaping teaspoon ginger

Directions

1

One cup molasses, one-half cup beef dripping, or lard filled with hot water, one teaspoon soda dissolved in one- fourth cup hot water, one heaping teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon cinnamon, one-third teaspoon cloves (may be omitted), flour to thicken as for ordinary cake batter. One cup of raisins i- a de^^irable additicMi.

2

Mrs. M.\ry G. Young.

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

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