Why is it Called a Pound Cake?

Pound cake takes its name from its original, strikingly simple formula.

Pound cake takes its name from its original, strikingly simple formula: one pound each of four core ingredients—flour, butter, sugar, and eggs. This straightforward ratio-based recipe dates back to early eighteenth-century Europe, with printed versions appearing in English cookbooks by the 1700s, most notably in works such as Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy published in 1747.

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Fast Food Nutrition

nutrition
[ noo-trish-uhn ] noun
the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.

Kind of an oxymoron, fast food, and nutrition. I have always wondered, on those rare occasions I eat fast food, which ones are better (or worse) for me. I have diabetes so I am especially cognizant of the sugar and carbohydrates included in my meal.

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