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Fruit Pancakes

From Mazdaznan dietetics and cookery book (1914).

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From Mazdaznan dietetics and cookery book (1914), printed page 242, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/b21533684

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. a cupful of flour
  2. a tablespoonful of sugar
  3. a teaspoonful of salt
  4. a dash or two of cinnamon
  5. one cupful of ice-cold milk
  6. two thoroughly beaten eggs
  7. two apples

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Flour Source of phosphorus · Source of copper · Source of manganese · +1

    Source of phosphorus · 106 mg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Phosphorus contributes to normal function of cell membranes.
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth.

    Phosphorus is a mineral contained in each cell in our body. Most phosphorus is in the bones and teeth, and some is in your genes. NIH fact sheet

    Source of copper · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of manganese · 0.6 mg per 100 g, 28% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Source of selenium · 10 µg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Selenium contributes to normal spermatogenesis.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal hair.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal nails.
    3 more authorised claims
    • Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Selenium contributes to the normal thyroid function.
    • Selenium contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Selenium is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. Your thyroid gland needs selenium to produce hormones and function properly. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Flour, 00”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Very palatable pancakes can be made by taking a cupful of flour, a tablespoonful of sugar, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, and a dash or two of cinnamon.
  2. Stir well, and add two thoroughly beaten eggs ;
  3. lastly one cupful of ice-cold milk.
  4. Take two apples, peel them and slice very fine.
  5. Stir into the batter.
  6. Bring about half an inch of oil in frying-pan to high heating point and drop in the batter by the tablespoonfuls.
  7. Fry to a golden brown.
  8. See to it that the batter remains cold ;
  9. set it by the open window or door, or in the ice chest.
  10. Instead of apples, bananas, peaches, pears, plums, persimmons or currants may be used, each and every one developing specific medicinal properties in accordance with preparation.
  11. If desired, left-over cooked vegetables may be used, like onions, parsnips, salsify, carrots and pumpkins, to good advantage.
  12. Remember, never use water to make the batter with where fruit vegetables are to be used in the combination.

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