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PORK  CAKE
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PORK CAKE

13 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

957
Calories
47g
Protein
21g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
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
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 pound fresh fat pork chopped as fine as can be
  • one cup boiling water
  • one cup brown sugar
  • one pound currants
  • one cup molasses
  • one pound raisins
  • one teaspoon soda dissolved in hot water
  • one teaspoon cinnamon
  • one teaspoon cloves
  • four cups flour
  • one egg
  • cinnamon
  • cloves

Directions

1

One pound fresh fat pork chopped as fine as can be ; pour over the pork one cup boiling water, then add one cup brown sugar, one pound currants, one cup molasses, one pound raisins, one teaspoon soda dissolved in hot water, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, one egg, four cups flour. Bake two hours in long shallow basting pan. Mrs. J. W. Casey.

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

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