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LEMON SPONGE
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LEMON SPONGE

3 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

90
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
4g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
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

  • 1 3/4 pint of water
  • 5 lemons
  • 3 eggs

Directions

1

_Ingredients._—2 oz. of isinglass, 1¾ pint of water, ¾ lb. of pounded sugar, the juice of 5 lemons, the rind of 1, the whites of 3 eggs. _Mode._—Dissolve the isinglass in the water, strain it into a saucepan, and add the sugar, lemon-rind, and juice. Boil the whole from 10 to 15 minutes; strain it again, and let it stand till it is cold and begins to stiffen. Beat the whites of the eggs, put them to it, and whisk the mixture till it is quite white; put it into a mould which has been previously wetted, and let it remain until perfectly set; then turn it out, and garnish it according to taste. _Time._—10 to 15 minutes. _Average cost_, with the best isinglass, 4_s._ _Sufficient_ to fill a quart mould. _Seasonable_ at any time.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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