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JOHNNY-CAKE
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JOHNNY-CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1033
Calories
36g
Protein
39g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 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
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Wheat 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 pint of buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon of soda
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 3 cups of cornmeal
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoons of cream tartar
  • one quart of buttermilk
  • one pint of warm water
  • two cups of rich sour milk
  • 1 cup of mo- lasses
  • 3 cups of graham flour
  • 1 cup of white flour
  • half cups of graham flour
  • 3 cups of buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon of short- ening
  • one cup of sweet milk
  • 1 cup of sour milk
  • 1 teaspoon of soda dissolved in the sour milk
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • two cups of sour milk
  • 2 teaspoons of soda
  • 3 tablespoons of wheat flour
  • 3 cup of sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 14 cup butter
  • 2 cups of graham flour
  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teacup of wheat flour
  • one large loaf
  • three eggs
  • salt

Directions

1

One pint of buttermilk or sour milk. Add 1 teaspoon of soda (heap- ing full) ; break in 1 egg, % cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 3 cups of cornmeal, 2 cups of flour. Stir all well. Sweet milk can be used; then add 2 teaspoons of cream tartar.) Mrs. C. M. Doyle.

2

STEAMED LOAF. One quart of buttermilk; % teacup of molasses; 1 teaspoon of salt; heaping teaspoon of saleratus ; 1 teacup of wheat flour ; then the rest of cornmeal stirred stiff enough to drop from spoon. Steam 4 hours and longer if you can. Brown in oven 15 minutes.

3

Mrs. H. p. O'Nbil.

4

GEAHAM BEEAD. One pint of warm water ; 1/^ cup of yeast and white flour enough to make a stiff sponge. Let it rise over night. In the morning add % cup of sugar, y^ teaspoon of soda, and graham flour to make it about as stiff as can be stirred with a spoon. Put in baking tin and let rise until very light. Coarse ground graham is much the best.

5

Mrs. J. E. Updike.

6

Two cups of rich sour milk; 1% teaspoons of soda; 1 cup of mo- lasses; 3 cups of graham flour; 1 cup of white flour; salt and a little baking powder. Bake in bread tin. Mrs. M. B. Clinton.

7

Five and a half cups of graham flour ; 3 cups of buttermilk ; % cup of molasses ; 1 teaspoon of soda ; 1 teaspoon of salt ; 1 tablespoon of short- ening. Eva Elliott.

8

12 THE USEFUL COOK BOOK

9

One cup of sweet milk; 1 cup of sour milk; good pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon of soda dissolved in the sour milk; 3 tablespoons of sugar; graham flour to make stiff as cake. Use coffee cup. Steam 3 hours.

10

Mrs. Osteandee.

11

Two cups of sour milk; 2 teaspoons of soda; % cup of molasses; 1 egg; V2 teaspoon of salt; 3 tablespoons of wheat flour, and enough graham flour to make a stiff batter. Makes one large loaf. (Good.)

12

Mes. Van Sltke.

13

Three eggs; 2-3 cup of sugar; 2 teaspoons of baking powder; 14 cup butter; 2 cups of graham flour; 1 cup wheat flour; a little salt, and sweet milk enough to make thick batter. Bake in slow oven about half hour. Maeian E. Clapp.

By Ithaca (N.Y.) First Baptist Church. Ladies Union · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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