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FOR THE SICK
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FOR THE SICK

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

151
Calories
1g
Protein
12g
Fat
6g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Brandy 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

  • a spoonful of brandy besides the wine
  • a large spoonful of brandy
  • half grits
  • butter the size of a nutmeg
  • lemon peel
  • nutmeg

Directions

1

CAUDLE (LONDON, 1855).

2

_Contributed by Mrs. Robert E. Peterson, Philadelphia, Pa._

3

It is made in various ways. Make a fine, smooth gruel of half grits; strain it when boiled well, stir it at different times till cold. When to be used, add sugar, wine, and lemon peel with nutmeg. Some like a spoonful of brandy besides the wine, others like lemon juice.

4

Or, boil ½ pt. of fine gruel, with a bit of butter the size of a nutmeg, a large spoonful of brandy, white wine, and 1 of capillaire.

By Jacqueline Harrison Smith (ed.) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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