Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
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
- 5 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 cup vinegar
- a pound of granulated sugar
- a piece of butter the size of a walnut
- a teaspoon of vinegar
- five eggs
- 2 whites
- six after
- 4 orange
- one lemon
- butter the size of a walnut and a teaspoon of vinegar
Directions
Put a pound of granulated sugar, a piece of butter the size of a walnut and a teaspoon of vinegar and enough water to cover, into a saucepan, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Lift a little with a spoon and drop into cold water. If you can roll it into a ball, it is sufficinetly boiled. Take off fire, then add vanilla to taste; (chopped nuts can be added). Turn into buttered pan and when cool enough to handle, pull with tips of fingers until hard.
Julia Levy, SUNSHINERS FAVORITES.
Five eggs, omitting 2 whites for snow ; i cup butter ; 5 cups flour, before sifting, or six after; 3 teaspoons baking powder; il/2 cups milk ; % pound citron ; i cup nut meats, either pecans or wal- nuts ; 3 cups sugar, white or brown ; V2 cup chocolate, melted or grated; i teaspoon each cinnamon, cloves, allspice; *4 orange and lemon peel candied; i cup raisins, cut and floured; juice and grated rind of one lemon ; i cup molasses, beat in l/\ teaspoon soda ; *4 cup vinegar. Can be baked in large pans and cut in squares, or can be baked in muffin pans.
Mrs. Louis Hausman,