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Nut bread

A historical recipe from Nuts in Family Meals, by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Consumer and Food Economics Research Division (1970).

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A historical recipe

Nuts in Family Meals: A Guide for Consumers, by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Consumer and Food Economics Research Division (1970). Project Gutenberg eBook #65563.

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

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. 1 cup chopped nuts
  2. ½ teaspoon vanilla
  3. 2 cups Egg yolks
  4. 1 teaspoon Shredded
  5. 2 Butter

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Blending hot liquid. Let it cool a little first, fill the blender no more than a third, and hold the lid down with a folded towel. Start on the lowest speed. A stick blender in the pan is safer.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Omit candied fruit and lemon rind.
  2. Use 1 cup chopped nuts in recipe and add ½ teaspoon vanilla.
  3. About 165 calories per ½-inch slice.
  4. Coconut cream pudding 6 servings, ⅓ cup each Cornstarch 3 tablespoons Sugar ¼ cup Salt ½ teaspoon Milk 2 cups Egg yolks, beaten 2 Butter or margarine 2 tablespoons Vanilla 1 teaspoon Shredded or flaked coconut ½ cup Whipped topping If desired Mix cornstarch, sugar, and salt in heavy saucepan.
  5. Gradually blend in milk.
  6. Stir over moderate heat about 7 minutes or until mixture thickens.
  7. Stir a little of the hot mixture into egg yolks;
  8. then stir yolks into remaining hot mixture.
  9. Cook 1 minute longer, stirring constantly.
  10. Mix in fat, vanilla, and coconut.
  11. Serve warm or chilled.
  12. Add whipped topping, if desired.
  13. Note: For this recipe, use only clean eggs with no cracks in shells.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Blender
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Nuts in Family Meals, by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Consumer and Food Economics Research Division (1970). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #65563 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65563). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.