Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: One pkg. raisins; 2 cups brown sugar; 2 cups boiling water; 1 tspn. soda; 1 tspn. cinnamon; 1 tspn. cloves; 2 tblspns. shortening; One-half cup of chopped nuts will improve.; 4 cups flour

From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919

Mrs. John F. W.

Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

4517Calories

78 gProtein

915 gCarbs

72 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories4517 kcal

Protein78 g

Carbohydrates915 g

Fiber15 g

Sugars433 g

Total Fat72 g

Saturated Fat3.2 g

Monounsaturated Fat23 g

Polyunsaturated Fat9.8 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium1259 mg

Potassium1950 mg

Calcium969 mg

Iron66 mg

Magnesium402 mg

Phosphorus973 mg

Zinc6.5 mg

Copper1.7 mg

Manganese7.2 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A0.2 mcg

Vitamin E19 mg

Vitamin K3.1 mcg

Vitamin B60.8 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)5.5 mg

Riboflavin (B2)3.7 mg

Niacin (B3)45 mg

Folate967 mcg

Choline61 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water443 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fruit Cake One pkg. raisins, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 cups boiling water (with 1 tspn. soda), 1 tspn. cinnamon, 1 tspn. cloves, 2 tblspns. shortening. Boil 5 minutes, then cool and mix with 4 cups flour. One-half cup of chopped nuts will improve.

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