Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
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 pints sugar to one of vinegar
- one cup pulverized sugar
- one-half cup butter
- one quart straw- berries
- five cents worth of gum arable
- vinegar
- cinnamon
- cloves
Directions
Leave the stem and blossom on ripe gooseberries, wash clean; make a syrup of three pints sugar to one of vinegar, skim, if necessary, add berries and boil down till thick, adding more sugar if needed; when almost done, spice with cinnamon and cloves ; boil as thick as apple butter.
Strawrerry Short Cake. — Make a dough as for baking- powder biscuit; roll thin, about an inch thick; bake. Have berries previously picked and well sugared. When cake is done, butter, and put on berries. Then put cakes together; then plenty of berries on top. Ripe peaches or raspberries can be used the same way. This makes a nice dessert, as it is very nice for tea. Eat with cream and sugar.
Strawberry Biscuit. — Make biscuit as for tea. Take one cup pulverized sugar, one-half cup butter, one quart straw- berries. Rub sugar and butter to a cream; then jam the ber- ries and mix into the butter and sugar; open the biscuit and put a spoonful between them, one on top, and 3rou have a car- nation biscuit.
To Crimp Hair Effectualy. — To crimp the hair take five cents worth of gum arable, and put into it just enough boiling- water to dissolve it. When dissolved add enough alcohol to make it somewhat thin. Let this stand all night, and then bottle it to prevent the alcohol from evaporating. When wish- ing to "do" the hair for the night, damp it with this mixture, and the result will be, next clay, stiffly crimped or curled hair, which will not "come out" on damp or hot days, as is usual with hair crimped in the ordinary manner.
Whisky Plumbs. — Fill a jar with smooth plumbs. Pour over whisky to cover. When wanted upon the table take out a mess, soak over night in cold water, stew, sweeten to taste, and you will have a delicious sauce.
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