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AGRA DOLCE
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AGRA DOLCE

6 ingredients 4 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

338
Calories
3g
Protein
10g
Fat
61g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
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

  • one tablespoonful each of shredded candied orange
  • one half cupful of currants
  • one cupful of vinegar
  • two heaping tablespoonfuls of brown sugar
  • one quarter bar of grated chocolate
  • ten blanched almonds shredded

Directions

1

(SOUR SWEET)

2

(AN ITALIAN SAUCE USED WITH VENISON, SWEETBREADS, CALF'S-HEAD, AND MUTTON)

3

Mix together two heaping tablespoonfuls of brown sugar, one quarter bar of grated chocolate, one tablespoonful each of shredded candied orange and lemon-peel, ten blanched almonds shredded, one half cupful of currants, and one cupful of vinegar. Let them soak for two hours. Then pour it over the cooked meat, and simmer for ten minutes.

4

This receipt was obtained in Florence, where it is a well-known and favorite sauce.

By Mary Ronald · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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