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Almond Biscuit
From Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management, 1885
Serves 10
Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
458Calories
14 gProtein
74 gCarbs
12 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories458 kcal
Protein14 g
Carbohydrates74 g
Fiber1.2 g
Sugars45 g
Total Fat12 g
Saturated Fat2.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat5.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat2.4 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol223 mg
Sodium87 mg
Potassium213 mg
Calcium69 mg
Iron3.4 mg
Magnesium46 mg
Phosphorus213 mg
Zinc1.3 mg
Copper0.2 mg
Manganese0.5 mg
Vitamin D1.2 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A96 mcg
Vitamin E0.6 mg
Vitamin K0.2 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120.5 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.4 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg
Niacin (B3)2.8 mg
Folate83 mcg
Choline176 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water50 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 239. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
ALMOND BISCUIT. Blanch, and chop rather fine, four ounces of almonds. Beat twelve whites of egg to a stiff froth ; mix smoothly with them a 'pound of powdered sugar, and three-quarters of a pound of flour ; put the mixture in little heaps on a baking- pan buttered, or covered with buttered paper, and cover each one with chopped almonds ; bake the biscuit in a moderate oven. ALMOND CAKE. Sift a pound of flour, and put it near the fire to dry ; pour boiling water over a quarter of a pound of shelled almonds, rub off" the skins, and chop the kernels a little ; line two medium-size cake-moulds with buttered paper, or butter the moulds thickly, and dust them with powdered sugar; and see that the oven is properly heated. Beat six ounces or a 444 PRACTICAL AMERICAN- COOKERY. cupful of butter to a cream, with half a pound of powdered sugar
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