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White and Yellow Mountain Cake

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

Serves 4

Yellow mountain variation includes yolks of 10 eggs, 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of milk, 3 cups of flour, 1 tea-spoon soda, and 2 of cream of tartar.

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 108. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE AND YELLOW MOUNTAIN CAKE. Two cups sugar ^ cup butter, whites of 7 eggs well beaten, ^ cup sweet milk, 2 cups flour, I cup corn-starch, 2 tea-spoons baking powder

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