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FRUIT    CAKE
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FRUIT CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

998
Calories
29g
Protein
30g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Coffee 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

  • two cups sugar
  • one cup butter
  • one cup molasses
  • one cup black coffee
  • one-half cup sour milk
  • four pounds seeded raisins
  • two pounds currants
  • one pound citron
  • two pounds almonds
  • two pounds chopped walnuts
  • one tablespoonful each of all kinds of spice
  • one-half teaspoons soda dissolved in 56 the arizona cook book sour milk
  • six cups of flour measured before sift- ing
  • eight eggs
  • two nutmegs

Directions

1

Eight eggs, two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup molasses, one cup black coffee, one-half cup sour milk, four pounds seeded raisins, half of them chopped ; two pounds currants, one pound citron, two pounds almonds, blanched and chopped, two pounds chopped walnuts, one tablespoonful each of all kinds of spice, two nutmegs, one and one-half teaspoons soda dissolved in

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56 THE ARIZONA COOK BOOK

3

sour milk, put spices in molasses and put on stove, let simmer a few minutes then cool; six cups of flour measured before sift- ing, then sift several times; beat whites of eggs separately and add last, bake in a slow oven; when done remove from oven and cover tightly. — Mrs. J. R. Treat, Flagstaff, Ariz.

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