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New England Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions


3 Eggs
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Orange or lemon juice
1 1/2 c Cake flour
1 tb Grated orange or lemon rind
1/2 c Boiling water
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking powder

Beat egg yolks until thick, add sugar gradually, fruit juice, and rind. Add
hot water, stirring constantly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking
powder and salt. Fold into egg mixture. Fold in stiffly whipped egg whites.
Pour into well-oiled loaf pan and bake in slow oven (350 F) about 40
minutes. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.

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Yields
6 Servings

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