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Graham Bread or Gems

From Machias Cook Book, 1899

Recipe by Mrs. Erkest Cran.

Presented as published in 1899. 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

1465Calories
34 gProtein
311 gCarbs
12 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories1465 kcal
Protein34 g
Carbohydrates311 g
Fiber3.1 g
Sugars113 g
Total Fat12 g
Saturated Fat4.9 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.3 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol29 mg
Sodium2920 mg
Potassium730 mg
Calcium1915 mg
Iron16 mg
Magnesium101 mg
Phosphorus1099 mg
Zinc3.2 mg
Copper0.4 mg
Manganese2 mg
Vitamin D2.3 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A78 mcg
Vitamin E0.6 mg
Vitamin K0.4 mcg
Vitamin B60.3 mg
Vitamin B121.3 mcg
Thiamin (B1)2.2 mg
Riboflavin (B2)1.4 mg
Niacin (B3)16 mg
Folate414 mcg
Choline56 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water243 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Machias Cook Book (1899) by [name missing], page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

I cup milk scalded and cooled, J^ cup butter, i tablespoonful sugar, I tablespccnful salt, y^ cake yeast or 4 tablespoonfuls liquid yeast, white of i egg, flour enough to knead. Let it rise over night or till light. Then roll into sticks about 9 inches long and about y^ inch thick. Let them rise slowly, and bake in a moderate oven. Very nice to serve with soup. Lucy Ames. BREAD. 5 HOT CROSS BUNS. 4 pounds iiour, i pound sugar, }^ pound butter, i pint milk, yi pint yeast (or one yeast cake), 7 eggs, a little allspice. Twenty- four hours or more to rise, beat sugar and eggs together, warm milk and butter together, then mix fruit if desired. We use currants. Mrs. C. E. Parker. YEAST BREAD. 4 cups new milk scalded, then add fljur enough to make a slack dough. Dissolve a yeast cake (or a cup of yeast) in a little warm water, add and set in a warm place to rise. The next morning add a small teaspoonful of soda dissolved in yi cup of warm water, i teaspoonful of sugar, ^ cup of lard, add flour enough to handle. Knead till smooth and light. TOGUS BREAD. 2 cups sweet milk, i cup sour milk, 3 cups of meal, i cup of flour, I cup of molasses, i teaspoonful of soda, little salt, steam 3. hours. Mrs. Caroline F. Frve. Washington, D. C. Wife of Senator Frye of Maine. (This recipe was sent especially for this book.) RAISED WHEAT BISCUIT. I quart of wheat meal (not graham), i quart of flour, a little salt, piece of lard size of an egg, one-half cup of yeast. Mix over night with warm water and knead same as for white bread. In the morning knead again, roll out and cut into biscuit. Raise until light and bake. Mrs. W. W. Bradbury. OUR WHEAT BROWN BREAD. 3 cups wheat flour, i cup white flour, 3 cups sour milk, 3 tea- spoonfuls soda (full), fz cup of molasses and salt. 6 MACHIAS COOK BOOK. BROWN BREAD. 3 cups graham dour, i cup com meal, i cup molasses, i cup sour milk, i cup sweet milk, i heaping teaspoon soda, }i teaspoon salt ; steam 3 or 4 hours. CORN BREAD (Good.) £ pint of wheat flour, ^ pint of corn meal, i pint of milk, J4 gill of sugar, i teaspoonful of salt, 3 teaspoon fuls baking powder, 2 generous teaspoonfuls butter, 2 eggs. Bake in a moderately hot oven for half an hour. Mrs. E. C. Foster, Dorchester, Mass. INDIAN CAKE. lyi cups meal, }i cup flour, i egg, a little salt, 2 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, i teaspoonful soda, sweet milk enough to make quite thin. Mrs L. F. Beverly. GRAHAM BISCUIT. To I cup graham flour, take i heaping teaspoonful baking powder, a little salt, i teaspoonful sugar, sift these together, then mix well with i even tablespoon fill lard, moisten with milk or water. Roll out as soft as possible. Olive V. Kelly, Whitewater, Wis, GRAHAM BREAD OR GEMS. I egg, y2 cup sugar (or less to taste), i cup milk, i cup graham flour, I cup white flour, 2 tablespoonfuls baking powder, salt. Don't stir too stiff; add a little more milk if necessary. Mrs. Erkest Cran£» BESSIE'S JOHNNY CAKE. I cup Indian meal, i cup flour, i cup sweet milk, i egg, i table- spoon melted butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, i^ teaspoons baking powder ; salt to taste. Mrs. W. H. Bowker. BREAD. 7 WHEAT MUFFINS (Nice.) I cup wheat flour, i cup white flour
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