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THE  DEWEY  COOK  BOOK
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THE DEWEY COOK BOOK

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

585
Calories
5g
Protein
29g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
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

  • two squares of chocolate
  • one teaspoonful of vanilla
  • two cups of maple sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar
  • 8 quarts popped corn
  • a cup of cream
  • a cup of nuts
  • a cup of butter
  • a cup of water
  • two large cups of brown sugar
  • butter the size of a walnut

Directions

1

cup of molasses, butter the size of a walnut, and two squares of chocolate. Boil all together twenty-five or thirty minutes, then add one teaspoonful of vanilla, beat hard for two minutes, then pour into buttered tins. When nearly cool cut into squares.

2

MRS. C. G. DOWNING.

3

Butternut Candy*

4

Two cups of maple sugar and half a cup of cream. Boil until it threads, stir in a cup of nuts, take from the fire, and pour into buttered pans. When nearly cool cut into squares.

5

MBS. C A. GALE.

6

Butter Scotch*

7

Two large cups of brown sugar, half a cup of butter and half a cup of water. Cook until it snaps or strings when dropped from the spoon. Pour thin on buttered tins, and when nearly cold score in squares.

8

MISS G. M. HOUGHTON.

9

Pop Corn Balls.

10

1 cup molasses. | 1% cups sugar.

11

2 tablespoonfuls vinegar. I cup butter. 8 quarts popped corn.

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

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