Lemon Cake. Recipe No. 1.
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Take: Sugar, 3 cupfuls; butter, one cupful; milk, 1 cupful; eggs, 5; soda, 1 teaspoonful; flour, 4 cupfuls; lemons, 2.
Beat three cups of sugar and one of butter to a light cream; add one cup of milk, five eggs beaten to a froth, one teaspoonful of soda, four cups of flour, and the juice and grated rind of two lemons. Beat together thoroughly and bake in a moderately quick oven.
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