This section is from the book "A Laboratory Manual Of Foods And Cookery", by Emma B. Matteson. Also available from Amazon: A Laboratory Manual of Foods and Cookery.
Material | Measure | Weight Grams | Protein Grams | Fat Grams | Carbohydrate Grams | Total Calories | $ Cost | Calcium (Calc. as CaO) Grams | Phosphorus (Calc. as P2O5) Grams | Iron Grams |
Flour . . . | 1 c. | 111.2 | 12.45 | 1.11 | 83.28 | 393 | .0098 | .027 | .196 | .0015 |
Sugar . | 1 tsp. | 4.8 | 4.8 | 19 | .0007 | |||||
Butter . | 1 tbsp. | 14 | .14 | 11.9 | 108 | .0106 | .003 | .004 | ||
Milk . . . | 1/2 c. | 122 | 4.02 | 4.88 | 6.1 | 84 | .0112 | .193 | .255 | .0002 |
Baking powder | 2 tsp. | 7.7 | .003 | 1 | ||||||
Egg. . . . | I | 45.3 | 6.07 | 4.75 | 67 | .03 | .040 | .161 | .0012 | |
Total, cooked | 6 | 242.2 | 22.68 | 22.64 | 94.18 | 671 | .0653 | .264 | .615 1 | .0029 |
100-Calorie Portion. | 1 | 35.08 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 14.04 | 100 | .009 | .036 | .086 1 | .0004 |
1 See footnote, p. 198.
2o6 LABORATORY MANUAL OF FOODS AND COOKERY
Ingredients:
1 c. flour 7/8 c. milk
1/4 tsp. salt 1-2 eggs
1/2 tsp. melted butter (may be omitted)
Method:
Mix salt and flour, sift into bowl. Make an indentation in flour and drop in the unbeaten egg. Add the milk gradually, stirring in widening circles from the middle. If a little lumpy, beat for a minute with a Dover egg beater. Turn into hot buttered custard cups or gem pans. Bake in a hot oven. Have the oven very hot for the first 15 minutes, then reduce temperature and continue baking 30 to 35 minutes longer.
 
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