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BLACKBERRY  SPONGE
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BLACKBERRY SPONGE

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

152
Calories
8g
Protein
6g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
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

  • 1 pint boiling water
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 large oranges
  • 3 lemons in place of the b'ackberry juice

Directions

1

Mrs. Rorer.

2

Cover \ box gelatin with \ cup cold water, and soak for |- hour. Pour over it 1 pint boiling water, add ^ cup sugar, and stir till dissolved; add ^ pint blackberry juice and strain into a tin basin set in cracked ice, stirring occasionally until cold. Add the stitf whites of 4 eggs, and beat until smooth ; turn into a mould to harden. Turn out on a dish and serve with vanilla sauce poured around it.

3

For Raspberry Sponge, double the quantity of juice.

4

For Currant Sponge, take currant juice in place of blackberry, twice as much sugar, and half as much water.

5

For Strawberry Sponge, double the juice and sugar, and use half the quantity of water.

6

For Orange Sponge, double the sugar, and use the juice of 5 large oranges.

7

For Lemon Sponge, use the juice of 3 lemons in place of the b'ackberry juice, and 2\ cups sugar.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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