Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| 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
- 1 1/2 gills brandy
- 1 quart of milk
- 10 eggs
- 2 lbs
- 1/4 orange
- 2 nutmegs
- five lbs
- 1 1/4 lbs
- 12 eggs
- nutmeg
- mace
- cinnamon
Directions
(Wedding cake.)
_Contributed by Elizabeth W. Paul Morris, Mrs. Frederick Wistar Morris, “Dundale,” Villa Nova, Pa._
Given to me by my old aunt, 1820, Mary Paid Lownes; used in our family for all weddings.
One lb. of flour, 1 lb. of butter, 1 lb. of brown sugar (light), 9 or 10 eggs, 2 lbs. of raisins, 2 lbs. of currants, ½ lb. of citron, ¼ orange and lemon peel, 2 oz. cinnamon, ¼ oz. ground cloves, 2 nutmegs, 1½ gills brandy. Send to confectioner to bake.
(Old Dutch Recipe.)
From the old Dutch book of Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, married September 18th, 1787, to John Bradstreet Schuyler.
_Contributed by Mrs. Francis Taylor Chambers, her Great-Granddaughter._
Five lbs. of flour, 1¼ lbs. of butter, 2 lbs. of sugar, 12 eggs, 1 quart of milk, a small quantity of thick yeast. Nutmeg, mace and cinnamon to taste, with a quantity of stoned raisins. The butter sugar and milk must be warmed together. Add the rest, but while it is very hot. Mix in the morning and stand until afternoon.