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BUTTER  DROPS
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BUTTER DROPS

16 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

735
Calories
20g
Protein
23g
Fat
109g
Carbs

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
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Water not in our table 0
Rose 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

  • one pound of flour
  • three pounds of flour
  • one pound of cocoa-nut
  • a pound of butter
  • a pound of flour
  • a pound of sugar
  • a teaspoonful of soda
  • a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a pint of water
  • a pint of water
  • one quarter of a pound of butter
  • two spoonsful of rose water
  • three eggs
  • four eggs
  • five table- spoonsful of thick cream
  • three quarters of a pound of sugar
  • six eggs

Directions

1

One quarter of a pound of butter, one pound of flour, two spoonsful of rose water, three eggs, well beaten, a little nutmeg; dissolve a small lump of pearlash in a little milk, and stir in just before baking; drop them on tins, and bake.

2

OHIO CAKES. One and three-quarters of a pound of flour, three- quarters of a pound of sugar, four eggs, five table- spoonsful of thick cream, and a teaspoonful of soda ; spice to your taste. Roll them about a quar- ter of an inch thick, and bake.

3

SUGAR CAKES. Three pounds of flour, and half a pound of sugar, thirteen ounces of butter, and a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a pint of water; rub the butter in the flour; mix the sugar and water, then knead all well together; roll thin, and bake.

4

ANOTHER COCOA-NUT CAKE. One pound of cocoa-nut, one pound of flour, three quarters of a pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, six eggs, well beaten; mix all together, and bake.

By Hodgson, Mary, fl. 1855 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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