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LEMON  DROP  CAKES
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LEMON DROP CAKES

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

139
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
17g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

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

  • six lemons
  • six heaping tablespoonsful of the best white sugar
  • two eggs

Directions

1

Grate the rinds of six lemons ; add six heaping tablespoonsful of the best white sugar and two of flour ; work all well together ; beat very light the whites of two eggs ; drop the mixture from a spoon

2

114 FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK.

3

on buttered paper. When cold, take them off very carefully with a knife.

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

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