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Griddle Cakes

From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919

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Presented as published in 1919. 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

1385Calories
47 gProtein
229 gCarbs
32 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories1385 kcal
Protein47 g
Carbohydrates229 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars32 g
Total Fat32 g
Saturated Fat16 g
Monounsaturated Fat7.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.8 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol264 mg
Sodium3976 mg
Potassium1027 mg
Calcium1364 mg
Iron16 mg
Magnesium125 mg
Phosphorus1076 mg
Zinc4.2 mg
Copper0.4 mg
Manganese1.9 mg
Vitamin D4.9 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A302 mcg
Vitamin E1 mg
Vitamin K1.1 mcg
Vitamin B60.5 mg
Vitamin B122.7 mcg
Thiamin (B1)2.6 mg
Riboflavin (B2)1.9 mg
Niacin (B3)17 mg
Folate425 mcg
Choline222 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water424 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GRIDDLE CAKES Crullers Five tablespoonfuls of melted butter, 9 tablespoonfuls of granu- lated sugar, 1 cup of milk, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls of Rumford baking powder, pinch of salt, flour enough to roll out. — Mrs. Edgar M. Davenport. Crullers Four to 6 eggs well beaten, IV2 cups granulated sugar, 1 tblspn. salt, 3 tblspns. best lard, 4 tblspns. best butter, 6 cups flour, 6 tspns. Rumford baking powder, 1 quart rich milk, grated nutmeg, % tspn. Cream eggs, butter, lard, salt, sugar. Add milk, then some flour gently sifted and baking powder. Add enough flour to prevent stick- ing when rolled on board. Roll flat, cut round, fry in good hot lard until brown; sprinkle with pulverized sugar, and cinnamon. This makes about 5 dozen. — Mrs. W. A. Flounders. Crullers One heaping cup sugar, 6 tblspns. melted butter, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 2 rounding tspns. cream of tartar, 1 rounding tspn. baking soda, pinch of salt and a little nutmeg. Mix rather soft, roll and fry in hot fat. This makes 4 dozen. — Mrs. George W. Hellings. Crullers One and one-half cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup sweet milk, Y2 cup butter, IV2 tspns. Rumford baking powder, flour to thicken. — Mrs. Addie Erwin. Crullers Two eggs, V2 cup butter, % cup lard, 1 qt. flour, % cup milk, IV2 tspns. Rumford baking powder, V2 tspn. salt, V2 tspn. grated nutmeg. — Mrs. Samuel Ramsey. Crullers One egg, % cup sugar, butter and lard the size of a walnut, % cup milk, a pinch of salt, 1 tspn. Rumford baking powder, flour to stiffen until you can roll it out. Mix sugar and lard, add egg and milk, then flour. Roll % inch thick, cut and fry in hot fat. — Mrs. S. M. Whitaker. Cream Crullers One and one-half cups sugar, 2 cups cream or milk, 2 eggs, 2 tspns. Rumford baking powder, 1 tspn. vanilla, a little nutmeg and salt, flour to roll out soft. Fry in hot fat.— Eva M. Duffield. Crullers One cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, a little salt, 1 tsp. Rumford baking powder, 3 tblsps. butter. Beat the sugar and eggs until very light, then add the milk and flour until stiff enough to handle. — Mrs. Raymond Slight. 103 J. DYRE MOYER, York Road, Willow Grove All kinds of Lumber, Building Material, Coal and Feed — Bell Phone, 103 Doughnuts That Keep Boil and mash fine 5 medium size potatoes. Add IY2 cups sugar, 3 teaspoons melted butter, 1 cup milk, 4 level teaspoons Rumford baking powder, pinch salt, little nutmeg, and flour enough to roll out. These doughnuts keep moist. — Mrs. W. F. Seibert. Dropped Doughnuts One-half cup sugar, Y2 cup milk, 1 egg, beaten separately, Yz tea- spoon salt, Ys teaspoon nutmeg, grated rind of 1 lemon, IY2 cups flour, 1 heaping teaspoon of Rumford baking powder. Fry in deep fat, turning often. — Nan A. Winder. Mary Mills' Doughnuts One cup sugar, 3 eggs, 4 tablespoons melted butter, 3 teaspoons Rumford baking powder, IV2 cups sweet milk, V2 teaspoon soda dis- solved in little hot water, flour to roll out — not too stiff. — Mrs. W. F. Seibert. Raised Doughnuts Add 1 cake yeast, dissolved in warm water, to cup scalded milk. Beat in 2 cups flour and let rise. Add % cup sugar, xk cup butter, melted, Yz tspn. salt, 1 egg, Yz tspn. cinnamon, and 2Y2 cups flour, beaten in well. Let rise 3 to 4 hours, turn on floured board, but do not knead. Roll quickly to Yz inch thickness, shape and let rise on board till double in bulk. This takes an hour. Fry in deep fat, drain on brown paper, and roll in sugar. — Mrs. Raymond Crawford. Griddle Cakes Two cups flour, one teaspoon salt, one and two-thirds cups of milk, three teaspoons of Rumford baking powder, one tablespoon of sugar, one tablespoon melted butter
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