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HOW  WE  COOK  IN  TENNESSEE
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HOW WE COOK IN TENNESSEE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

942
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
136g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
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

  • four cups sugar
  • one-quarter cups cold water
  • half teaspoon cream tartar
  • three cups flour
  • two cups sugar
  • one cup but- ter
  • one cup boiling water
  • one teaspoon baking powder
  • one cup butter
  • one cup sweet milk
  • two cups flour
  • two teaspoons baking powder
  • one pound of butter
  • one pound of sugar
  • two pounds of flour
  • a pint of molasses
  • four equal slices
  • four well beaten whites of eggs
  • one very large
  • eight eggs
  • one dozen eggs

Directions

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Enochs - Smith Lumber Co.

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Mantels and Tile.

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Bibles, Testaments and Other Popular Books.

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AGENTS WANTED

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Liberal Commissions to Hustlers.

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The Ellis-Martin Co.

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306 East Main Street, Jackson, Tenn.

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knife, slice the cake into four equal slices. If the cake is baked in a round pan it looks prettier when iced. Trim off evenly the brown edges. Make an icing of four cups sugar, one and one-quarter cups cold water. Let cook until it " threads". Pour over four well beaten whites of eggs. Add half teaspoon cream tartar and beat until smooth. Beat into this the grated meat of one very large or two small cocoanuts. Spread thickly between layers of cake, also cover well the top and sides. Lastly sprinkle well with a little dry cocoanut that has been reserved. — Mrs. J. L. Nelson.

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White Cake. — Three cups flour, two cups sugar, one cup but- ter, one cup boiling water, one teaspoon baking powder. Cream butter, add sugar, then the flour. Dissolve baking powder in the boiling water, holding it over the cake bowl, so it will not be lost as it effervesces. Stir it in the batter, and add the well beaten whites last. The grain of this cake is more like angel food, and will remain moist longer than if milk were used. — Mrs. J. T. Newsom.

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Ice Cream Cake. — Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup sweet milk, two cups flour and one of corn starch, whites of eight eggs, two teaspoons baking powder; flavor to taste. — Mrs. B. P. Cantrell.

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Molasses Spice Cake. — One dozen eggs, one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, a pint of molasses, two pounds of flour, a

By Jackson (Tenn.). First Baptist Church. The Silver Thimble Society · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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