Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Brandy | 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 pound currants
- 2 teaspoonfuls cloves
- 2 pounds raisins
- 34 pound citron
- 4 teaspoonfuls cinnamon
- 3 pounds currants
- 4 pint brandy
- 8 eggs
- 3 nutmegs
- two large loaves
- two lbs
- 2 lbs
- 16 eggs
- 4 lbs
- 3 lbs
- 2 glasses of wine
- 2 glasses of brandy
- 1 tea- spoonful of saleratus
- 1 dozen eggs
Directions
Fruit Cake*
I pound sugar.
I pound flour (a little more if
i pound butter. 8 eggs.
needed.) i small cup of molasses.
1 pound currants.
2 teaspoonfuls cloves.
2 pounds raisins. 34 pound citron.
4 teaspoonfuls cinnamon. 3 nutmegs.
i teaspoonful soda.
This will make two large loaves.
MRS. EATHERINE C. CHAPMAN.
Two lbs. of flour, 2 lbs. of sugar, 2 lbs. of butter, 16 eggs, 4 lbs. of currants, 3 lbs. raisins, lb. citron, 1 oz. cinnamon, mace, ginger, y2 oz. of cloves, 2 glasses of wine, 2 glasses of brandy, pt. of molasses, 1 tea- spoonful of saleratus.
Fruit Cake.
MRS. E. P. JEWETT.
Fruit Cake.
1% pounds flour. 1% pounds sugar. 3 pounds currants. % ounce mace.
% ounce cinnamon l% pounds raisins. 3^ ounce cloves.
% pound citron.
1% pounds butter. 1 dozen eggs.
% ounce nutmeg. )4 pint brandy.
An old recipe.