Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | 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
- one pound fat pork chopped fine one pint boiling water
- two cups brown sugar
- two pounds raisins
- seven cups of sifted flour
- one pound of fine sugar beaten as
- 1 quart flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- one-fourth pound of butter
- 1 cup sweet milk
- 5 pounds sifted flour
- 2 pounds butter
- 2 pounds sugar
- 3 gills distillery yeast
- 1 gill of wine
- 1 gill of brandy
- 1 quart sweet milk
- 2 pounds raisins
- 1 pound citron
- 4 pounds flour
- 1 pint yeast
- a pint of new milk
- a pound of sugar
- a cup of yeast
- a spoonful of salt
- one pint boiling water
- one table-spoon each of cloves
- half glass brandy
- four eggs beaten to a stiff froth
- 1 egg
- two eggs
- one grated nutmeg
- 1 table-spoon butt-er
- 1 tea-spoon cream tartar in the flour
- 4 eggs
- one hundred years old
- salt
- nutmeg
Directions
Pour over one pound fat pork chopped fine one pint boiling water, two cups brown sugar, one of molasses, one table-spoon each of cloves and nutmeg, and two of cinnamon, two pounds raisins, fourth pound citron, half glass brandy, tea-spoon salt, three of baking powder, and seven cups of sifted flour. Bake slowly two and a half hours.
Whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one pound of fine sugar beaten as for icing. Drop on wet writing paper: sprinkle crushed almonds in centre of each ; flavor to taste. Bake in oven,
DOUGHNUTS. — Mrs. F. F. Adams,
1 quart flour. 1 cup sugar,
1 egg, Butter size of a walnut.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
Rub the butter and baking powder in the flour, and wet it up with sweet milk as soft as you can roll it. Very nice,
DOUGHNUTS— EXCELLEXT—Xo. 2.— Mrs. Win. Faulkner
Boil a pint of new milk, and melt in it one-fourth pound of butter. Beat two eggs with a pound of sugar, and pour on them the boiling milk, stirring all the time; when it is nearly cold stir in a cup of yeast, a spoonful of salt, and flour enough to make a stiff batter : when this is very light, add one grated nutmeg and flour enough to make a soft dough; let it rise again till very light, roll out thin, cut in shape, and fry in hot lard. When fried dip in powdered sugar and cinnamon.
DOUGHNUTS— No. 3 — Mrs W, F. Rindernecht.
1 cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk.
1 egg, 1 table-spoon butt-er,
1 tea-spoon cream tartar in the flour.
Mould soft as possible and fry in hot lard. This measure makes enough for a large family.
ELECTION CAKE — OLD HARTFORD. — Mrs. Hanford.
5 pounds sifted flour, 2 pounds butter,
2 pounds sugar, 3 gills distillery yeast or six of
4 eggs, home-brewed,
1 gill of wine, 1 gill of brandy,
1 quart sweet milk, \ ounce nutmeg,
2 pounds raisins, 1 pound citron.
Rub the butter and flour together very fine, add half the sugar, then the yeast and half the milk (hot in winter, blood- warm in summer), then add the eggs, then remainder of the milk, and the wine; beat well and let rise in a warm place all night; in the morning beat a long time, adding brandy, sugar, spice, and fruit well floured, and allow to rise again very light, after which put in cake-pans and let rise ten or fifteen min- utes ; have the oven about as hot as for bread. This cake will keep any length of time.
ELECTION CAKE— SALEM.
4 pounds flour, 1-J pounds sugar,
\ pound butter, 4 eggs,
1 pint yeast, and spice. One hundred years old.