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HOW  WE  COOK  IN  TENNESSEE
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HOW WE COOK IN TENNESSEE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1221
Calories
48g
Protein
34g
Fat
178g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Whiskey 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 cup of sugar
  • half cup of butter
  • half cup sweet milk
  • two cups flour
  • one teaspoon baking powder in flour
  • one cup of brown sugar
  • half cup of molasses
  • one-half cups of flour
  • half cup of sweet milk
  • one-half teaspoons each of cinnamon
  • one pound raisins
  • one cup seeded raisins chopped very fine
  • one cup sugar
  • three-quarters cup butter
  • one cup of jam
  • three tablespoons sour cream
  • one teaspoon soda dissolved in cream
  • one teaspoon each of spice
  • three tablespoons of whiskey
  • one cup butter
  • half cups flour
  • six tablespoons sour cream
  • one teaspoon soda
  • one teaspoon each of cloves
  • one-half cups blackberry jam
  • one teaspoonful each of cinnamon
  • one cup of wine
  • half cup butter
  • one cup buttermilk
  • one-half cups sifted flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • three eggs
  • two loaves
  • one level teaspoon of soda
  • one nutmeg
  • two eggs
  • eight eggs
  • three tea- spoons of baking powder
  • one egg
  • four teaspoons 144
  • cinnamon
  • cloves
  • allspice
  • salt

Directions

1

eggs. Mix well and cook in hot water to a thick paste; set aside to cool.

2

Part Second. — One cup of sugar, half cup of butter, half cup sweet milk, two cups flour, whites of three eggs, one teaspoon baking powder in flour. Mix well, add dark mixture and bake in two loaves. — Mrs. J. L. Nelson.

3

Black Cake. — One cup of brown sugar, half cup of molasses, two and one-half cups of flour, half cup of sweet milk, one level teaspoon of soda, half cup of butter, two and one-half teaspoons each of cinnamon and cloves, one nutmeg, one pound raisins, two eggs. — Mrs. Balch.

4

Blackberry Jam Cake. — Make as in the recipe below and use one cup seeded raisins chopped very fine. You can hardly tell it from fruit cake. — Housekeeper.

5

Blackberry Cake. — Three eggs, one cup sugar, three-quarters cup butter, two cups flour, one cup of jam, three tablespoons sour cream, one teaspoon soda dissolved in cream, one teaspoon each of spice and cinnamon and nutmeg, three tablespoons of whiskey. Bake in layers and put together with icing. — Mrs. S. B. Lawrence.

6

Blackberry Cake. — Three eggs, one cup butter, two and one- half cups flour, six tablespoons sour cream or buttermilk, one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon each of cloves, spice, nutmeg and cinnamon, one and one-half cups blackberry jam. Mix spices in coffee and stir in batter. Delicious. — Mrs. A. T. Pegues.

7

Jam Cake. — Cream one cup butter and two of sugar ; add the beaten yolks of eight eggs, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and allspice, one cup of wine, three of flour, three tea- spoons of baking powder, one cup of jam. Bake in layers, put together with a white icing. Nuts in the icing add much to this cake.

8

Cocoa Cake. — One cup sugar, nearly half cup butter, yolk one egg, one teaspoon soda, one cup buttermilk, a pinch of salt, two and one-half cups sifted flour and four teaspoons

By Jackson (Tenn.). First Baptist Church. The Silver Thimble Society · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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