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Wafer Biscuit (for Invalids)

Name: Wafer Biscuit (for Invalids)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pint flour; White of 1 egg; 1 tablespoonful butter; Warm new milk enough to make a stiff dough; 1 saltspoonful salt

From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, 1884

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1884. 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

234Calories

8 gProtein

49 gCarbs

4 gFat

Full nutrition (33 nutrients)

Calories234 kcal

Protein7.6 g

Carbohydrates49 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars0 g

Total Fat3.7 g

Saturated Fat0 g

Monounsaturated Fat0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0 g

Cholesterol7.9 mg

Sodium2427 mg

Potassium86 mg

Calcium14 mg

Iron3.5 mg

Magnesium17 mg

Phosphorus68 mg

Zinc0.5 mg

Copper0.1 mg

Manganese0.5 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A0 mcg

Vitamin E0 mg

Vitamin K0 mcg

Vitamin B60 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.6 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg

Niacin (B3)4.2 mg

Folate100 mcg

Choline0 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water13 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1884) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Wafer Biscuit (for Invalids). 1 pint flour. White of 1 egg. 1 tablespoonful butter. Warm new milk enough to make 1 saltspoonful salt. a stiff dough. Mix salt with the flour ; rub in the butter ; add the beaten white of egg, and milk enough to make a stiff dough.

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