Muffins
From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, 1887
Presented as published in 1887. 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
3389Calories
114 gProtein
632 gCarbs
51 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories3389 kcal
Protein114 g
Carbohydrates632 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars47 g
Total Fat51 g
Saturated Fat20 g
Monounsaturated Fat8.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.6 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol132 mg
Sodium4600 mg
Potassium2490 mg
Calcium2387 mg
Iron44 mg
Magnesium322 mg
Phosphorus2186 mg
Zinc9.5 mg
Copper1.2 mg
Manganese5.7 mg
Vitamin D9.5 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A312 mcg
Vitamin E0.5 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B61.1 mg
Vitamin B125.3 mcg
Thiamin (B1)7.6 mg
Riboflavin (B2)4.7 mg
Niacin (B3)52 mg
Folate1204 mcg
Choline176 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water934 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
MUFFINS. Beat one egg thoroughly; put in a coffee-cup; add one tablespoon brown sugar, one tablespoon thick cream or but- ter; fill with butter-milk or sour milk, two handfuls corn meal, one small handful wheat flour, one-half teaspoon soda — rubbed into the flour. Bake in muffin rings on a griddle. Mrs. Edwin Pancost. muffins. One cup of home-made yeast or half of a compressed yeast cake, one pint of sweet milk, two eggs, two tablespoons of melted butter, two tablespoons of sugar. Beat the butter, sugar and eggs well together ; then stir in the milk, slightly warmed, and thicken with flour to the consistency of griddle cakes. When light, bake in muffin rings or on a griddle. Muffins should never be cut with a knife, but be pulled open with the fingers. If wanted for tea, the batter must be mixed immediately after breakfast. Mrs. S. MUFFINS. Three pints flour, one quart milk, two eggs, four teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt (one teaspoon butter, one teaspoon lard
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