White Cake

Mrs. Simms

1 large teacup of butter,

2 large teacups of sugar, 3 large teacups of flour, Whites of 12 eggs,

2 heaping teaspoons of baking-powder, 1 cup of sweet milk.

If large mould is used, put in 2 cups of seeded raisins. Mix sugar and butter night before. Add flour and whites alternately - milk last, then 1/2 cup of flour with the baking-powder in it.

White Sponge Cake (No. 1)

Mrs. J. C. Berryman

Whites of 12 eggs beaten very light. Beat in 3/4 pound of sugar, then stir, and put in slowly 1/2 pound of flour, a little at a time.

Bake in pan 1/2 hour.

White Sponge Cake (No. 2)

R. V. G

13 eggs, whites only, 4 yolks,

1 pound of sugar, 1/2 pound of flour, 1 lemon.

Beat the yolks and sugar together till very light. Then add the whites, which have been well beaten, and beat all together well. Cut in the flour with a knife, and add juice of lemon.

Bake very slowly an hour and a half in a large-sized mould.