Sponge Cake

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (9)
Instructions (13)
  1. Take seven eggs, leaving out three whites; beat them well with a whisk;
  2. then take three quarters of a pound of lump-sugar beat fine:
  3. put to it a quarter of a pint of boiling water, and pour it to the eggs;
  4. then beat it half an hour or more;
  5. when you are just going to put it in the oven, add half a pint of flour well dried.
  6. You must not beat it after the flour is in.
  7. Put a paper in the tin.
  8. A quick oven will bake this quantity in an hour.
  9. It must not be beaten with a spoon, as it will make it heavy.
Another
  1. Take twelve eggs, leaving out half the whites; beat them to froth;
  2. shake in one pound of lump-sugar, sifted through a fine sieve, and three quarters of a pound of flour well dried;
  3. put in the peel of two lemons grated and the juice of one;
  4. beat all well in with a fork.
Original Text
Sponge Cake. Take seven eggs, leaving out three whites; beat them well with a whisk; then take three quarters of a pound of lump-sugar beat fine: put to it a quarter of a pint of boiling water, and pour it to the eggs; then beat it half an hour or more; when you are just going to put it in the oven, add half a pint of flour well dried. You must not beat it after the flour is in. Put a paper in the tin. A quick oven will bake this quantity in an hour. It must not be beaten with a spoon, as it will make it heavy. Another. Take twelve eggs, leaving out half the whites; beat them to froth; shake in one pound of lump-sugar, sifted through a fine sieve, and three quarters of a pound of flour well dried; put in the peel of two lemons grated and the juice of one; beat all well in with a fork.
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