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THE    DEWEY   COOK  BOOK
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THE DEWEY COOK BOOK

10 ingredients 21 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

240
Calories
8g
Protein
6g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
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

  • 4 cup cold water
  • 2 teaspoonfuls baking-powder
  • 8 pounds pears
  • 8 pounds sugar
  • 8 pounds granulated sugar
  • one end of the cornucopia very tight
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 lemons
  • three lemons
  • six lemons

Directions

1

warm. For Jersey lilies, omit the chopped almonds, roll one end of the cornucopia very tight, the other end quite loosely ; bend back the point of the loose end, and just before serving fill the open space with whipped cream, sweetened and flavored before whipping.

2

MISS E. M. BAILEY.

3

Calla Lilly Cake*

4

2 eggs. i cup sugar.

5

*4 cup cold water. ' \% cups flour.

6

2 teaspoonfuls baking-powder. I pinch salt.

7

Drop a spoonful at a time on tins, and when baked roll like a Calla lily, and fill with jelly or whipped cream. Very nice.

8

MBS. L. BART CROSS.

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PRESERVES.

10

Chipped Pears.

11

8 pounds pears. I 8 pounds sugar.

12

6 lemons. j % lb. crystalized ginger.

13

Peel the pears and cut them into small pieces. Chop the lemons and ginger. Cook all together two hours.

14

MRS. C. A. GALE.

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Chipped Pear.

16

8 pounds pears.

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6 lemons.

18

i tumbler water.

19

8 pounds granulated sugar. % pound green ginger.

20

Slice the pears and cut into small pieces, scrape and cut the ginger into small shavings. Put the pears, ginger, sugar and water over a moderate fire, and cook about an hour and a half, or until the fruit begins to look transparent. Then add the yellow part of two or three lemons, shredded in very small pieces, taking care not to use any of the white. Cook perhaps a half hour longer. Add the juice and pulp of the six lemons and cook a few minutes. Then remove from the fire and can while hot.

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MRS. J. C. HOUGHTON.

By Young Men's Christian Association (Montpelier, Vt.). Women of the Auxiliary · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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