Lemon Cake
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 4
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 188. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
LEMON CAKE. Three teacupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, five eggs, a level tea- spoonful of soda dissolved in a cup of sweet milk, four full cups of sifted flour and lastly the grated peel and juice of a lemon
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