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Capital Cake

From The Elm City cook book, 1896
Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The Elm City cook book (1896) by N.C.) Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (New Bern, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CAPITAL CAKE. One pound sugar, four cups flour, one cup butter, one cup milk, six eggs beaten very light, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar sifted in flour, one teaspoonful soda dissolved in milk

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