Perfectly Lovely Gingerbread

Name: Perfectly Lovely Gingerbread
Ingredients: 1 cup of molasses; 1 cup of shortening (butter and lard mixed); 3 cups of flour; 1 teaspoonful of cloves; 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon; 1 teaspoonful of nutmeg; 1 teaspoonful of ginger; 1 teaspoonful of soda; 1 cup of sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup of milk

From The fun of cooking, 1915

Presented as published in 1915. 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

5128Calories

49 gProtein

755 gCarbs

224 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories5128 kcal

Protein49 g

Carbohydrates755 g

Fiber1.3 g

Sugars462 g

Total Fat224 g

Saturated Fat5.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat1.9 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol29 mg

Sodium277 mg

Potassium5767 mg

Calcium1071 mg

Iron37 mg

Magnesium944 mg

Phosphorus765 mg

Zinc4.8 mg

Copper2.3 mg

Manganese9.3 mg

Vitamin D2.3 mcg

Vitamin C0.2 mg

Vitamin A78 mcg

Vitamin E0.3 mg

Vitamin K3.1 mcg

Vitamin B62.6 mg

Vitamin B121.3 mcg

Thiamin (B1)3.8 mg

Riboflavin (B2)2 mg

Niacin (B3)29 mg

Folate605 mcg

Choline89 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water327 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The fun of cooking (1915) by Caroline French Benton, page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PERFECTLY LOVELY'* GINGERBREAD 1 cup of molasses. 1 cup of shortening (butter and lard mixed). 3 cups of flour. 1 teaspoonful each of cloves, cinnamon, nut- meg, ginger, and soda. 1 cup of sugar. 2 eggs. 1 cup of milk. Cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs, well beaten without separating, then the molasses mixed with the spices and soda, then the flour, then the milk. Stir and beat well. Put in a shallow tin and bake slowly.'' Brownie and Mildred Mtiking "Chocolate Crackers" ^"S JACK^S SCHOOL-LUNCHEONS 49 *' Things don't sound as good as they taste, do they?'* said Mildred, as she read the receipt over. **I just love gingerbread, but butter and lard and soda don't sound appetizing/' **Well, then, try this," laughed Mother Blair; ** every bit of this sounds good: PEANUT WAFERS 1 cup of sugar. % cup of milk. % teaspoonf ul of soda

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