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LEMON SHORT-CAKE
Photo: David Holifield

LEMON SHORT-CAKE

2 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

467
Calories
14g
Protein
1g
Fat
99g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
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

  • two lemons
  • three crackers rolled fine

Directions

1

Make a rich biscuit dough, same as above recipe. While baking, take a cup and a quarter of water, a cup and a half of sugar, and two lemons, peel, juice and pulp, throwing away the tough part of the rind; boil this for some little time; then stir in three crackers rolled fine; split the short-cakes while hot, spread with butter, then with the mixture. To be eaten warm.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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