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PLEBEIAN  GINGER  BREAD
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PLEBEIAN GINGER BREAD

6 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

559
Calories
13g
Protein
13g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
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

  • three quarts of flour -- sift
  • a cup of water
  • a pound of butter in a quart of mo- lasses
  • a quart of mo- lasses
  • three large spoonsful of pounded ginger
  • three tea-spoons- ful of pearl-ash in a cup of water

Directions

1

Mix three large spoonsful of pounded ginger, with three quarts of flour — sift it, dissolve three tea-spoons- ful of pearl-ash in a cup of water, and pour it on the flour; melt half a pound of butter in a quart of mo- lasses, mix it with the flour, knead it well, cut it in shapes, and bake it.

By Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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