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GINGER BREAD

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

958
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Water not in our table 0
Whisky 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 cup of dark new
  • 1 cup
  • 1 cup of boiling water
  • 1 quart of flour
  • 1 teaspoonful of soda
  • 1 teaspoonful of allspice
  • 1 teaspoonful of cinna- mon
  • 1 cup of raisins
  • 2 cups of jam
  • 1 cup of butter
  • 4 cup of whisky
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 teaspoonful cloves
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1 cup of buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoonful of cloves
  • 1 teaspoonful of nut- 2 cups of jam
  • 1 teaspoonful of cinna- 5 cups of sifted flour
  • 5 cups of sifted flour
  • 2 cups of granulated 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 cup of rich cream
  • 6 eggs
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 even teaspoonfuls of soda

Directions

1

1 cup of dark New Or- leans molasses;

2

1 cup of "coffee C" sugar ;

3

1 cup of boiling water;

4

1 quart of flour;

5

y2 cup of lard ; 1 teaspoonful of soda; \j4 teaspoonfuls of ginger; 1 teaspoonful of allspice; 1 teaspoonful of cinna- mon.

6

Beat the lard; add sugar and blend together; add molasses and a little of the flour, then spices; dissolve the soda in the boiling water and add to mixture. Beat in remaining flour and bake slowly.

7

BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE, No. 1.

8

6 eggs; 1 cup of raisins;

9

2 cups of jam; 1 cup of butter;

10

}4 cup of whisky; 2 cups of sugar;

11

1 teaspoonful cloves and 3 cups of flour;

12

cinnamon mixed; 1 cup of buttermilk; 1 teaspoonful of soda.

13

Cream the butter and sugar together; add the jam and eggs (beaten separately), the soda dissolved in the buttermilk, the whisky, raisins, and flour. Add the spices and bake very slowly in a very mod- erate oven.

14

BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE, No. 2.

15

1 cup of butter ; 1 teaspoonful of cloves ;

16

8 eggs (yolks) ; 1 teaspoonful of nut-

17

2 cups of jam; meg;

18

1 teaspoonful of allspice; 2 cups of sugar; 1 teaspoonful of cinna- 5 cups of sifted flour; mon; 1 cup of buttermilk;

19

2 even teaspoonfuls of soda.

20

Cream the butter and sugar; add the jam, then the eggs (well beaten) ; add the spices and the soda dissolved in the milk; lastly the flour. Put together with white icing or a chocolate icing made as follows:

21

2 cups of granulated 1 tablespoonful of butter;

22

sugar; 1 cup of brown sugar;

23

$i cup of grated y^. teaspoonful of vanilla

24

chocolate ; (scant) ;

25

1 cup of rich cream.

26

Boil until soft when dropped in water; beat and let thicken; put on cake.

By Colville, Jessie Henderson. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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