Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
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
- six ounces of corn meal
- six fresh lemons
- four crackers finely pounded
Directions
GRATE the rind from six fresh lemons, squeeze the juice from three, and strain it; beat the yelks of six- teen eggs very light, put to them sixteen table-spoons- ful of powdered loaf sugar, not heaped up — the same of melted butter; add the grated rind, and the juice, with four crackers finely pounded, or an equal quantity
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of rice flour; or for change, six ounces of corn meal, which is excellent — beat it till light, put a puff paste in your dish, pour the pudding in, and bake it in a moderate oven — it must not be very brown.