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FIG COOKIES

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1061
Calories
28g
Protein
39g
Fat
149g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee 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 cup sugar
  • 1 cup lard
  • 3 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 tablespoon vine- gar
  • 1 tablespoon soda
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 11/2 cups molasses
  • 4 cup strong coffee
  • 2 teaspoons soda
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 cup shortening worked into flour
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 2 cups new orleans molasses
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 dozen figs chopped fine
  • 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup n
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 qts
  • 2 heaping teaspoons soda sifted together
  • 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • ginger
  • cloves

Directions

1

1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, i/^ cup butter, 1 dozen figs chopped fine, 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder, flour to roll nicely.

2

Mrs. S. J. Franklin.

3

GINGER COOKIES NO. 1.

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1 cup N. 0. molasses, 1 cup lard, 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt ; let come to a boil ; cool and add 2 beaten eggs, a level tablespoon soda and scant tablespoon of ginger mixed dry with the first cup of flour; beat well and add flour enough to make a soft dough. Hattie Golnicke.

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GINGER COOKIES NO. 2.

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1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 tablespoon vine- gar, 1 tablespoon soda. 1 tablespoon ginger, a little (?innamon and cloves ; stir and boil this mixture ; when cold add 2 eggs, well beat- en, and flour enough to mal^e quite stiff; roll very thin and cut. These cookies will be either crisp or soft according to the time the mixture is cooked. Mrs. Copeland.

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GINGER COOKIES NO. 3.

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11/2 cups molasses, i/o cup brown sugar, i/4 cup strong coffee, 1 cup lard and butter mixed, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 teaspoon ginger; mix and set on the stove until it foams ; let cool and mix soft and roll thin. Mrs. R. A. Love.

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GINGER COOKIES NO. 4.

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2 qts. flour. 2 heaping teaspoons soda sifted together, 1 cup shortening worked into flour, 2 eggs, 1 cup sour milk or cold cof- fee, 2 cups New Orleans molasses, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ginger, % teaspoon cloves, 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon, I/2 teaspoon salt; stir up over night and set in cellar to get thoroughly cold- will need very little flour to roll out for 'baking next morning.

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Mrs. Gleave.

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

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