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GINGER CAKES
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GINGER CAKES

23 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
13g
Protein
14g
Fat
129g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
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

  • one pound of flour
  • one teaspoonful of ginger
  • six tablespoonfuls of ginger
  • one teaspoonful of powdered cloves
  • two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon
  • one pint of porto rico molasses
  • one pound of brown sugar
  • one pound of butter
  • two pounds of flour
  • two tablespoonfuls of ginger
  • a pound of butter
  • a pound of granulated sugar
  • a pound of butter into a pound of sifted flour
  • a pound of sifted flour
  • a pound of brown sugar
  • a pint of porto rico molasses
  • a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in tepid water
  • a tablespoonful of allspice
  • a teaspoonful of nutmeg
  • two even teaspoonfuls of soda sifted
  • ginger
  • cloves
  • cinnamon

Directions

1

Three-quarters of a pound of butter, three-quarters of a pound of granulated sugar, one pound of flour, one teaspoonful of ginger, two even teaspoonfuls of soda sifted with the flour. Mix well together. Roll out, cut in small round cakes, brush over with white of egg, and sprinkle with sugar and finely chopped almonds. Bake in a slow oven.

2

GINGER SNAPS.--No. 1.

3

Rub three-quarters of a pound of butter into a pound of sifted flour and mix in half a pound of brown sugar, add six tablespoonfuls of ginger, one teaspoonful of powdered cloves, and two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, stir in a pint of Porto Rico molasses and the grated peel of a large lemon, add at the last a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in tepid water. Beat the mixture hard with a wooden spoon, make it into a lump of dough just stiff enough to roll. Cut in small cakes and bake in a moderate oven.

4

GINGER SNAPS.--No. 2.

5

One pint of Porto Rico molasses, one pound of brown sugar, one pound of butter, two pounds of flour, two tablespoonfuls of ginger, two of cinnamon, half a tablespoonful of allspice, a teaspoonful of nutmeg and half an ounce of soda. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the spice and molasses, mix the soda with half of the flour and stir all together. Roll thin, cut in small cakes and bake in a moderate oven.

By Henrietta Latham Dwight · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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