Name: Gold or Lemon Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar; 1 cup of butter; 6 eggs and one whole one; 1 lemon or orange; 1 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk; 4 cups of sifted flour; 10 yolks and the flour

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Two cups of sugar, half a cup of butter, the yolks of six eggs and one whole one, the grated rind and juice of a lemon or orange, half a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk, four cups of sifted flour, sifted twice; cream the butter and sugar, then add the beaten yolks and the flour, beating hard for several minutes. Lastly, add the lemon or orange and bake, frosting if liked. This makes a more suitable lemon cake than if made with the white parts of eggs added.

2 cups of sugar
1 cup of butter
6 eggs and one whole one
1 lemon or orange
1 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk
4 cups of sifted flour
10 yolks and the flour

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Two cups of sugar, half a cup of butter, the yolks of six eggs and one whole one, the grated rind and juice of a lemon or orange, half a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cup of sweet milk, four cups of sifted flour, sifted twice; cream the butter and sugar, then add the beaten yolks and the flour, beating hard for several minutes.
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Lastly, add the lemon or orange and bake, frosting if liked.
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This makes a more suitable _lemon_ cake than if made with the white parts of eggs added.

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