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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

799
Calories
19g
Protein
31g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pastry not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Meat 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

  • 2 cups lard make 1 pound
  • 2 cups butter make 1 pound
  • 4 cups pastry flour make 1 pound
  • 3 cups coffee make 1 pound
  • 3 cups cornmeal make 1 pound
  • 3 cups coee make 1 pound
  • 2 cups granulated sugar make 1 pound
  • 3 cups powdered sugar make 1 pound
  • 3 cups brown sugar make 1 pound
  • 2 cups chopped meat make 1 pound
  • 2 cups rasins
  • 2 cups stale bread crumbs make 1 pound
  • 2 teaspoons butter make 1 ounce
  • 4 teaspoons flour make 1 ounce
  • 6 tablespoons baking powder make half ounce
  • 3 teaspoons make one tablespoon
  • 14 tablespoons liquid make 1 cup
  • 16 tablespoons dry ingredients make 1 cup
  • one egg weighs 2 ounces
  • 2 ounces
  • six whites
  • 6 ounces
  • 1 pound
  • 8 large eggs make 1 pound
  • 1 ounce
  • half ounce
  • 1 cup
  • eleven tests are considered
  • 10 cereals

Directions

1

All measurements, level full. One egg weighs 2 ounces ; six whites, 6 ounces. 2 cups lard make 1 pound. 2 cups butter make 1 pound. 4 cups pastry flour make 1 pound.

2

3% cups entire wheat flour make 1 pound. 414 cups Graham flour make 1 pound. 4 1-3 cups coffee make 1 pound. 2 2-3 cups cornmeal make 1 pound. 4 1-3 cups coee make 1 pound. - 2 cups granulated sugar make 1 pound. 2 2-3 cups powdered sugar make 1 pound. 3V^ cups confectioner's sugar make 1 pound. 2 2-3 cups brown sugar make 1 pound. 2 cups chopped meat make 1 pound. 1% cups rice make 1 pound. 2 cups rasins (packed) make 1 pound. 214 cups currants make 1 pound. 2 cups stale bread crumbs make 1 pound. 8 large eggs make 1 pound.

3

2 teaspoons butter make 1 ounce. 4 teaspoons flour make 1 ounce.

4

6 tablespoons baking powder make half ounce.

5

3 teaspoons make one tablespoon. 14 tablespoons liquid make 1 cup.

6

16 tablespoons dry ingredients make 1 cup.

7

» BOILED SUGARS FOR CONFECTIONS

8

Eleven tests are considered for boiling:

9

Small thread 215° F.

10

Large thread 217° F.

11

Pearl 220° F.

12

Large pearl 222° F.

13

The blow 230° F.

14

The feather 232° F.

15

Soft ball 238° F.

16

Hard ball 248° F.

17

Small crack 290° F.

18

Crack 310° F.

19

Caramel stage 350° F.

20

Add cereals slowly to boiling salted water. See that the water does not stop boiling. Boil 10 minutes to break the cellulose. Cook over hot water from 1 to 4 hours. Some require even longer. Fireless cooker is the best way to cook breakfast oats. If eaten with nuts, dates, figs, etc., cereals are masticated and the food value improved.

By Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Lyles, 1860-1924 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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