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Delicate Cake

From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1883. 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 hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 345. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Delicate Cake. — One cup of butter, one and a half cups of sugar, whites of nine eggs, two and three-quarter cups of flour, level tea- spoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, half a cup of sweet milk ; flavor to taste

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