Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| 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
- 3 quarts of water
- two quarts of cold water
- a good piece of bread
- nine o'clock the next morning
- 4 three courses kuk threepence
- butter the size of a walnut
- pepper
- salt
Directions
Materials. — J lb. split lentils, I onion, I carrot, I turnip, a bit of butter the size of a walnut, 3 quarts of water, pepper and salt to taste.
Directions. — Wash the lentils in warm water over night, and pick them over. Then put them to soak for twelve hours in two quarts of cold water. At nine o’clock the next morning, put them on to stew, with the onion, carrot, and turnip, washed, pared thin, and sliced. At half-past twelve, turn the whole into a colander or sieve, pulp it through with a large spoon. Put the soup again into the saucepan, add the butter, pepper, and salt, warm it, without boiling, and serve.
About thirty years ago, every one was talking about a new food that was to cure all diseases. It was sold under the name of Revalenta Arabicaj and though I need hardly tell you it did not cure every one, it was found to be extremely nourishing. It was, in reality, ground lentils, a lentil being a bean which comes from Egypt. • This is a vegetarian soup, and contains enough nourish- ment for a family of children to dine off, with a good piece of bread. All peas and beans are great flesh- formers , and are therefore good food for growing children. Some foods give warmth to the body, and are called body-warmers j some go to form the flesh, bones, brain, &c. ; so, that, if we would be strong and healthy, we must take different kinds of food, and so supply the whole body. We must also have the salts which are found in milk, green vegetables, and fruit, or we shall
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become diseased. In all our dinners, I shall try to give you flesh-formers , body-warmers , starch to fatten you, lime to make your bones strong, and a proper supply of cooling salts , &c.
To-day, this list will be as follows : —
Flesh-formers. — Meat, lentils, and milk.
Body-warmers. — Fat bacon, butter, sugar, and milk.
Fatteners. — Potatoes, cornflour, cocoa, and milk.
Salts, Potash , and Lime. — Cabbage, potatoes, lentils, and milk.