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CAKE-MAKING, BAKING, ETC. 16
The cup intended to be used is the common sized tea-cup, but if larger amounts are needed for large families, double the number, or use the larger coffee-cup.
1 lb. white sugar equals about 21/2 cups; 1 lb. butter, 2 cups; 1 lb. lard, 2-cups; 1 lb. wheat flour, 31/2 cups; 1 lb. graham, 31/2 cups; 1 lb. Indian meal, 31/2 cups.
Icing, Boiled, for Cakes. —Powdered sugar, (and this is the right, kind to use for all Icings), 2 cups: boiling water, 1 gill; whites of 2 eggs; flavoring to suit. Directions—Pour the boiling water upon the sugar in a suitable dish, upon the stove, and boil until it readily creams, then pour this hot upon the beaten whites, and beat till cool, when it is ready to use, the cake
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