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FARMERS'  FRUIT  CAKE
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FARMERS' FRUIT CAKE

9 ingredients 7 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1011
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
165g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6

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 teaspoonfuls nutmeg 1 cupful sour dried apples soak apple over night
  • 1 cupful sour dried apples soak apple over night
  • a cupful of molasses
  • 1 egg 1 cupful sugar v2 cupful butter v2 cupful sour milk 2 cupfuls flour 1
  • 1 cupful sugar v2 cupful butter v2 cupful sour milk 2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspo
  • 2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful soda 1 teaspoonful cloves 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamo
  • 1 teaspoonful soda 1 teaspoonful cloves 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon 2 teaspoonfu
  • 1 teaspoonful cloves 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon 2 teaspoonfuls nutmeg 1 cupful so
  • 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon 2 teaspoonfuls nutmeg 1 cupful sour dried apples soa

Directions

1

1 egg 1 cupful sugar

2

V2 cupful butter V2 cupful sour milk

3

2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful soda

4

1 teaspoonful cloves 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon

5

2 teaspoonfuls nutmeg 1 cupful sour dried apples

6

Soak apple over night, then chop fine and simmer 2 hours in a cupful of molasses. Add the apple last.

7

Mrs. H. H. Cowles.

By Johnson, Vt. Congregational church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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