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ENGLISH  CURRANT  CAKE
Photo: David Holifield

ENGLISH CURRANT CAKE

5 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

529
Calories
14g
Protein
2g
Fat
115g
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
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cake 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

  • 3 pounds sifted flour
  • 2 pound cleaned currants
  • 2 ounces candied lemon peel
  • 1 yeast cake
  • lemon peel

Directions

1

3 pounds sifted flour, lyo pound butter and lard. Y^ pound of soft Avhite sugar. ^2 pound cleaned currants. 2 ounces candied lemon peel. 1 yeast cake, sweet milk to mix; rub butter and sugar into flour until fine like meal ; chip lemon peel ; wash currants and add while the mixture is dry; scald milk and mix into a stiff batter like biscuit dough; dissolve yeast cake and work well in; put in warmed greased pans in shape of buns, and set to rise over night; l-ake in slow oven. Mrs. W. P. ^Fitehell.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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