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Gems

From The Toronto Cook Book, 1915

Serves 2

Presented as published in 1915. 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

581Calories
14 gProtein
105 gCarbs
13 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories581 kcal
Protein14 g
Carbohydrates105 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars56 g
Total Fat13 g
Saturated Fat6.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat3.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.8 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol122 mg
Sodium5169 mg
Potassium307 mg
Calcium311 mg
Iron4.3 mg
Magnesium35 mg
Phosphorus290 mg
Zinc1.3 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0.5 mg
Vitamin D1.7 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A125 mcg
Vitamin E0.5 mg
Vitamin K0.5 mcg
Vitamin B60.2 mg
Vitamin B120.9 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.7 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.6 mg
Niacin (B3)4.4 mg
Folate112 mcg
Choline96 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water134 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Gems One cup sweet milk, one and a half cups flour, one table- spoon butter, two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in quick oven. Breakfast and Tea Cakes 33 Graham Gems Two cups Graham flour, half cup white flour, one egg, three teaspoons baking powder, half cup sugar, a little salt and sweet milk to mix. Rye Gems One egg, one cup sweet milk, one-quarter cup sugar, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup flour, one cup rye meal. Hominy Gems Take one cup well-cooked hominy, add one well-beaten egg, three tablespoons melted butter, and two-thirds cup milk; stir into it two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, mix all together and bake in gem pans twenty minutes in a quick oven. For these gems either fresh-boiled hominy or some which has been set aside cold may be used. Gems One egg, half a cup sugar; beat together one cup milk, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, one heaping cup Graham flour, one tablespoon melted butter, pinch of salt
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