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FRUIT  CAKE
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FRUIT CAKE

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

1138
Calories
29g
Protein
46g
Fat
154g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 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
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (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

  • two cups of brown sugar
  • one cup of butter
  • one cup of lard
  • one cup of sweet milk
  • four cups of flour
  • two teaspoons of cream tartar
  • one teaspoon of soda
  • one cup of molasses
  • one pound of raisins
  • half pound of citron
  • one tablespoon of cin- namon
  • half teaspoon of cloves
  • four eggs
  • one nutmeg

Directions

1

MRS. DR. HAMILTON, DARLINGTOX, WIS.

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Two cups of brown sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of lard, one cup of sweet milk, four eggs, four cups of flour, two teaspoons of cream tartar, one teaspoon of soda, one cup of molasses, one pound of raisins, a half pound of citron, one tablespoon of cin- namon, a half teaspoon of cloves and one nutmeg.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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