Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 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 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Water | 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
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped figs
- 1 cup english walnuts
- 1 cup seedless raisins
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar mixed
- 2 tablespoons soda
- three eggs
- 3 jelly tins
- 3 eggs stiff
- three lbs
Directions
_Contributed by Mrs. Prescott Adamson, Germantown, Pa._
Three eggs, ½ cup butter, 1½ cups sugar, 2 cups flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup milk. Bake in 3 jelly tins. Mixture for the layers: 2 tablespoons water, ½ cup powdered sugar. Simmer at the back of stove until it becomes stringy. Beat whites of 3 eggs stiff, and then add to syrup and beat until cool, then add 1 cup chopped figs, 1 cup English walnuts, 1 cup seedless raisins. Ice the top with 3 tablespoons powdered sugar mixed with lemon juice to make a soft paste. It should not be hard.
GINGERBREAD.
DR. MEIGS, PHILADELPHIA.
_Contributed by Mrs. James T. Halsey, Philadelphia, Pa._
Three lbs. of flour, ½ lb. of butter, 2 tablespoons soda. Rub butter, flour and other ingredients together and mix with as much molasses as will make a dough. Roll into thin sheets, cut in any shape you fancy and bake in moderate oven.