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Lady Cake
From The new Kentucky home cook book, 1884
Serves 12
If made according to directions, it will be excellent.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 136. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
LADY CAKE. Two pounds of butter with the salt washed out, two and one-half pounds of powdered sugar, the whites of twelve eggs beaten very light, adding a portion of the eggs at a time until all are added. Mix in two and one-half pounds of flour lightly, two ounces of bitter almonds rubbed very fine or three drops of almond oil
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