Snowballs

Ingredients

• three eggs
• one cupful of sugar
• one cupful of sifted flour
• one teaspoonful and a half of baking powder
• three tablespoonfuls of water
• the grated yellow rind of one lemon
• two tablespoonfuls of lemon-juice

Method

1. 1

   Beat sugar and yolks of eggs together until light, and beat whites to a stiff froth in another bowl.

2. 2

   Beat water, lemon rind, and juice into yolks and sugar; add beaten whites, and finally flour and baking powder mixed.

3. 3

   Stir quickly and well.

4. 4

   Pour batter in 15 little stone or earthen cups that have been well buttered, and cook in a steamer for half an hour.

5. 5

   Roll in powdered sugar after cooking.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 92. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SNOWBALLS. Snowballs are made of three eggs, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of sifted flour, one teaspoonful and a half of baking powder, three tablespoonfuls of water, the grated yellow rind of one lemon and two tablespoonfuls of lemon-juice

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