This section is from the book "Hanover Cook Book", by The Library Association. Also available from Amazon: The Hanover Cook Book.
Whites of 11 eggs, yolks of 3 eggs, 1 1/2 cups granu-lated sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoonful cream of tartar, 1 teaspoonful of orange extract. Bake 45 minutes. Mrs. S. L. Bixler.
Whites of 7 eggs, yolks of 5 eggs, 1 cup fine granu-lated sugar, 1 scant cup of flour measured after sifting 5 times, also sugar, 1/4 teaspoonful of cream of tartar, 1 teaspoonful of orange extract. Beat yolks till thick and set aside, add pinch of salt, and cream of tartar to whites and beat until very stiff, add sugar, beat thoroughly, then add extract and beaten yolks, beat lightly and carefully fold in flour. Bake in tube pan ungreased in moderate oven 40 or 50 minutes. Mrs. Bess Henderson.
10 eggs beaten separately, yolks until very light, whites until stiff, 1 lb. of sugar, 10 ozs. of flour sifted 3 times, juice and grated rind of a large lemon or orange, or both if preferred. To the beaten yolks add sifted granulated sugar, then the fruit juice, then the whites well beaten, fold gently in, then just as gently stir in the flour, Bake in a slow oven about 1 hour. Mrs. David Bixler.
6 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Mix in flour and sift. Beat whites separately, then add sugar, beat well, add yolks of eggs, well beaten. Beat all thoroughly. Fold in flour.
Mrs. L. H. Hoffacker.
6 eggs, 3 cups sugar, beat sugar and eggs together 20 minutes, then add 1 cup cold water, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Miss Sallie Wilson.
2 cups of sugar, 2 cups of eggs. Beat 25 minutes, then add 2 cups of flour.
Mrs. O. N. Anthony.
Beat 6 eggs thoroughly with a pinch of salt. Add 3 cups of sugar (one cup at a time) and a dessert spoonful of lemon juice. Beat for fifteen minutes. Add 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder to 3 cups of sifted flour and fold this in very carefully. Add 1 cup of boiling water slowly. Flavor with vanilla.
Mrs. J. S. Moul.
2 cups of white sugar, 4 eggs, Beat well. 1 cup of warm milk, 2 cups of sifted flour, 2 even teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 teaspoonful vanilla.
Mrs. Arno M. Pfaff.
Beat the whites of six eggs very stiff, add the yolks and beat light. Let 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 gill of water come to a boil. Pour this into the beaten eggs, beating well until cool. Then fold in a scant pint flour. Bake in two layers.
Thicken the juice of one lemon with pul-verized sugar. Mrs. C. H. Sebright.
2 cups sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of sweet milk, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, white of 5 eggs, beaten stiff, stir in last.
One-half lb. of butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, whites 8 eggs, 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder. Flavor with almond.
Mrs. Chas. Myers.
 
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