Silver Cake
From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919
Flavor the icing with rose-water.
Presented as published in 1919. 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 The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Silver Cake Cream together 1 cup sugar and V2 cup butter, and beat in the whites of 4 eggs, then V2 cup cold water. Sift 1 pt. flour with 1 heaping tsp. Rumford baking powder, and add gradually to the first mixture, beating to a light batter. Stir in last 1 tsp. rose-water
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