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Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup of butter; 1 lb. of white sifted sugar; the rind of a lemon; the juice of half a lemon; the yolks of 7 eggs beaten smooth; 1 lb. of flour

From Consult me, 1902

Serves 5

Orange cakes may be made in the same way.

Presented as published in 1902. 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 Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 289. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 lb. of white sifted sugar ; beat them an hour with a whisk, and grate in the rind of a lemon. When well mixed, add the juice of half a lemon, and the yolks of ro eggs beaten smooth ; stir in 1 lb. of flour

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