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Lemon Layer Cake

From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882

Serves 10

Jelly: One cup sugar, 1 ^g, 1 table-spoonful butter, the grated rind and juice of 1 lemon. All boiled till thick.

Presented as published in 1882. 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 Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 112. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LEMON LAYER CAKE. Two cups sugar, one-half cup of butter, 3 cups flour, 3 eggs, 2 tea-spoonfuls baking powder

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