This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
4 eggs. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 2 cups sugar. 2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 pinch salt. 1 cup boiling water.
Beat eggs about 1/2 hour; add sugar gradually, beating light; next add flour, baking powder and salt. Last add boiling water, folding in carefully until smooth. Flavor with vanilla. Bake about 45 minutes in slow oven.
Mrs. Wurster.
2/3 cup sugar. 2 eggs. 1/2 cup hot water. 1 cup sifted Henkel's flour. 1 pinch salt. 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder.
Beat eggs well; add sugar slowly, 1/4 at a time. Add water and flour alternately.
Mrs. C. F. Shirts, Chicago, Ill..
3 eggs. 2 cups Henkel's flour. 2 cups sugar. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 2/3 cup boiling water.
Beat sugar and eggs, add flour and baking powder and lastly water. Bake 30 minutes. Mrs. C. J. Conzelman.
6 eggs. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 1 pinch salt. 3 tablespoons cold water. 1/2 teaspoon cream tartar. Vanilla.
Beat egg whites and yolks separately. Sift flour and sugar each 6 times, add sugar gradually to whites of egg to which is beaten salt and cream tartar. Add vanilla and lastly fold in flour. Bake in very slow oven 50 minutes.
Mrs. S. Guilloz.
1 cup sugar. 3 tablespoons hot water. 1 cup Henkel's velvet flour. 5 eggs. 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1 pinch salt. 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon.
Beat sugar and egg yolks 15 minutes, add hot water; sift flour and baking powder several times, add them and put in flavoring. Lastly add whites of eggs beaten stiffly. Bake in angel food pan 35 minutes.
Mrs. Geo. E. Goddard.
1 cup sugar. 2 level teaspoons Royal baking powder. 3 eggs. Flavoring. 1/2 cup cold water. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's pastry flour.
Cream sugar and yolks of eggs; add water and other ingredients. Lastly fold in beaten whites of eggs. Bake in slow oven 45 minutes Mrs. Claude F. Sofflett.
1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 2 eggs. 1 tablespoon butter. 1 cup sugar. 1 pinch salt. 1 cup milk. 1 teaspoon lemon or vanilla. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder.
Cream sugar and butter, add well beaten yolks of eggs, then milk and flavoring. Sift flour and baking powder 4 times and mix and beat well. Fold in well beaten egg whites. Moderate oven Miss Gillis.
Mrs. Charles Rudd.
Filling
1 scant cup sugar. 1/2 cup chopped cherries. 2 tablespoons water. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. 2 tablespoons maple syrup. 2 whites of eggs.
Boil sugar, syrup and water until it crystals when dropped in cold water; pour slowly on to the beaten whites and beat until creamy; add nuts and well drained cherries. Spread on top and between layers. Miss Gillis.
 
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