Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
| Marshmallow | 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 teaspoonful lemon juice
- one quart wheat flour 0000 1 pint milk
- 1 pint milk
- 1 egg
- 3 marshmallows 0100 total $0
- 3 marshmallows
- 3 eggs 1200 2 t lemon juice
- 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg $0
- two bowls
- lemon juice
- ginger
- cinnamon
Directions
A Few Conservation Cakes
NOTE. — As this cook book went to press just as we were beginning our work on Cakes and Confectionery, we were only able to print a few of the first of these recipes received.
Christmas Cake.
4 c flour $0.0564
4 t baking powder 0084
34 c butter substitute 1041
1 c raisins 0500
1 c currants 0500
3 oz. candied peel 0500
1 t ginger 0083
% t nutmeg 0065
1 c honey 1750
Bake in loaf 40 minutes or 20
in tins. Gas, 40 minutes 0200
Cost $0.5287
Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl, rub in shortening, add fruit and honey, mix well together, adding a little milk or water to make an ordi- nary cake batter. Bake in slow oven and ice as follows:
Boiled Honey Icing.
IVi c honey $0.2625
1 t lemon juice 0100
1 egg, white 0200
3 marshmallows 0100
Total $0.3025
Take y2 c honey and boil until thick. Add 1 teaspoonful lemon juice and pour on stiffly beaten white of 1 egg, add 3 marshmallows and beat hard until soft and creamy. — Mrs. F. N. Taylor.
Christmas Cake.
1 c shortening $0.1388
2 c honey 3500
1 c sour cream ,1000
3 eggs 1200
2 t lemon juice (1 lemon) 0167
1 t soda 0007
2 t cream tartar 0106
4 c whole wheat flour 0592
Slow oven, 1 hour 0255
Total $0.8215
Cream shortening and add to it the sour cream and the honey; blend thor- oughly; beat separately whites and yolks of eggs and add to the mixture the lemon juice; add soda and cream of tartar to the flour; mix all thor- oughly; bake in a moderate oven about one hour. — Mrs. W. S. Roberts, 1310 Clay street.
Mock Cream.
1 c canned milk $0.0646
Vz c water 0000
2 T Karo syrup, white 0078
2 eggs, whites (half) 0400
1 t vanilla 0292
2 t cornstarch 0010
Gas, 15 minute,s 0019
Total $0.1445
Mix cornstarch with a little of the water. Scald with milk and water. Blend with the syrup; add cornstarch and cook 10 minutes; strain and cool; add vanilla and whites of eggs beaten stiff. — Mrs. W. S. Roberts, 1310 Clay street.
Oatmeal Cake.
1 egg $0.0400
1-3 c shortening (Crisco) 0463
Yz c brown sugar 0208
1 c buttermilk 0094
1 t soda 0007
2 c oatmeal (steel cut) 0328
1 c flour 0141
Yz lb. dates (15c per lb.) 0750
Gas to bake, 30 minutes 0128
Cost $0.2519
Mix as for batter cake, stir well. Pour Yz of batter into greased and floured pan, then place halved and stoned dates in rows to cover. Pour on rest of batter and bake.
This is very good, wholesome and economical. — Mrs. P. N. Taylor, 5511 Fifty-second avenue S. E.
Hoover Ginger Cake.
3V2 c whole wheat flour $0.0518
V* t soda 0002
2 t baking powder 0042
1 T ginger and cinnamon each .0500 Yz c raisins (cut small) 0250
1 T powdered sugar 0026
6 c shortening 0717
2 t honey 0078
Yz c molasses 0212
1 egg 0400
2 T warm water 0000
2 T fruit juice from canned
fruit 0000
Gas, 1 hour 0255
Total $0.3000
Into the mixing bowl put the bak- ing powder, flour, soda, powdered spices and raisins; mix together in a separate warm bowl the molasses and shortening, add the honey and the egg beaten well; add the water and fruit juices to the dry ingredients; mix the contents of the two bowls; turn into a buttered tin and bake one hour. Serve plain or with dressing on top cut in squares. This is fine for children. — Mrs. "W. S. Roberts, 1310 Clay street.
Coffee Cake in a Hurry.
One quart wheat flour 0000
1 pint milk or water 0592
1 t salt 0003
4 t baking powder 0084
Vz c Crusto 0694
Cost $0.1373