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FRUIT  CAKE  FOR  A  WEDDING
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FRUIT CAKE FOR A WEDDING

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1227
Calories
48g
Protein
32g
Fat
184g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Brandy not in our table 0
Mace 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-half pounds of butter
  • quarter pounds of sugar
  • two pounds of eggs
  • four pounds of raisins
  • five pounds of english currants
  • two pounds of citron
  • two pounds of sifted flour
  • one gill to one-half pint of alcohol
  • one pound of butter
  • one pound of brown sugar
  • one pound of sifted flour
  • one-half cupful of black molasses
  • three pounds of stoned raisins
  • three pounds of currants
  • one pound of citron
  • one-half pounds of almonds
  • one tablespoonful of cloves
  • one-half teaspoonful of soda
  • one cupful of sugar
  • one cupful of molasses
  • one-half cupful of butter
  • one-half cupful of sour cream
  • one pound of tigs
  • one pound of currants
  • one-half pound of almonds
  • one gill of wine
  • one gill of brandy
  • two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon
  • one teaspoonful of mace
  • one cupful of butter
  • two cupfuls of sugar
  • one cupful of new orleans molasses
  • three cupfuls of flour
  • one teaspoonful of soda
  • one pound of raisins
  • one-half pound of citron
  • one-half cupful of nuts
  • one teaspoonful of vanilla
  • half brown
  • two nutmegs
  • one near the bottom
  • one about the middle
  • two very large
  • twelve eggs
  • one-half cup- ful of brandy
  • one lemon
  • one nutmeg
  • 67 dough
  • two cup- fuls of flour
  • three eggs
  • one orange
  • one teaspoon- ful of cloves
  • one cup- ful of sour milk
  • one tea- spoonful of cloves
  • mace
  • cloves
  • cinnamon
  • allspice
  • nutmeg

Directions

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One and one-half pounds of butter, one and three- quarter pounds of sugar, half brown and half white, two pounds of eggs, well beaten, four pounds of raisins, seeded and chopped, five pounds of English currants,

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66 THE GOOD CHEER COOK BOOK.

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two pounds of citron, cut fine, two pounds of sifted flour, two nutmegs, as much mace in bulk, one gill to one-half pint of alcohol, into which drop fifteen drops of oil of lemon ; weigh your butter, cut it in pieces and put where it will soften (not melt), stir the butter to a cream, add the sugar and stir until white, beat the yolks of the eggs and add to the butter and sugar. Meanwhile, another person should beat the whites to a stiff froth and put them in, then add the spices and flour, and last of all the fruit (except citron) ; put the citron in three la3^ers, one near the bottom, one about the middle, and the last layer near the top of the cake. As you lay it in, dip a spoon in cold water and smooth over the cake to make it even for the cit- ron. This will make two very large or four good-sized cakes. Bake from three to four hours slowly. It is better to have the baker bake them for you in a brick oven. The cake will keep years.

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Mks. E. D. Stanley.

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FRUIT CAKE— No. 1.

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Twelve eggs, one pound of butter, one pound of brown sugar, one pound of sifted flour, one-half cupful of black molasses, three pounds of stoned raisins, three pounds of currants, one pound of citron, one-half cup- ful of brandy, one and one-half pounds of almonds, one tablespoonful of cloves, two of cinnamon and allspice, one-half teaspoonful of soda, grated rind and juice of one lemon, one nutmeg; beat yolks, butter and sugar together, whites to a stiff froth, and add alternately with flour, then spices and fruit; put in a pan a layer of

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THE GOOD CHEEK COOK BOOK. 67

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dough ; add citron as in receipt for " Wedding Cake " ; bake slowly and evenly four hours or longer.

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Mrs. p. Leonard,

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Fifield, Wis.

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FRUIT CAKE— No. 2.

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One cupful of sugar, one cupful of molasses, two cup- fuls of flour, one-half cupful of butter, one-half cupful of sour cream, three eggs, one-half teaspoonful of soda, three pounds of stoned raisins, one pound of citron, one pound of tigs, one pound of currants, one-half pound of almonds (shelled), one gill of wine, one gill of brandy, one orange, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoon- ful of cloves, one teaspoonful of mace, two nutmegs, a little salt. Mrs. H. L. Cruttenden,

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Northfield, Minn.

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FEUIT CAKE— No. 3.

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One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of sugar, one cup- ful of sour milk, one cupful of New Orleans molasses, three cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, one tea- spoonful of cloves, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one pound of raisins, one pound of currants, one-half pound of citron, one-half cupful of nuts, one teaspoonful of vanilla. Mrs. A. Hoffman.

By Chippewa Falls, Wis. Episcopal church. Ladies aid society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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