Half a cup of butter, one cup of granulated sugar, half a cup of milk,
two cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, the whites of four
eggs, and a teaspoonful of almond extract. Beat the butter and sugar to
a cream, stir the milk into one cup of the flour and add to the butter
and sugar, then the whites of eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Sift the
baking powder and remaining cup of flour together, add to the other
ingredients with the teaspoonful of almond extract. If baked in a loaf
it will require three-quarters of an hour or more.
HONEY CAKE (a Norwegian Recipe).
Two pounds of strained honey, three-quarters of a pound of light brown
sugar, three-quarters of an ounce of bicarbonate of potash, pounded very
fine and dissolved in a little water, one cup of cream, half a cup of
melted butter, ginger, cloves and pepper to taste, stir this all well
together, add to it as much flour as will make it like a thick mush, set
it away until the next day, then turn it into a well-greased cake mould
and bake about three-quarters of an hour.