Name: Plain Sponge Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 eggs together with two cups of fine powdered sugar; 1 cup of sifted flour and the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth; 1 cup of sifted flour in which two teaspoonfuls of baking powder have been stirred; 1 scant teacupful of boiling water; 1 little at a time

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Beat the yolks of four eggs together with two cups of fine powdered sugar. Stir in gradually one cup of sifted flour and the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then a cup of sifted flour in which two teaspoonfuls of baking powder have been stirred, and, lastly, a scant teacupful of boiling water, stirred in a little at a time. Flavor, add salt and, however thin the mixture may seem, do not add any more flour. Bake in shallow tins.

4 eggs together with two cups of fine powdered sugar
1 cup of sifted flour and the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth
1 cup of sifted flour in which two teaspoonfuls of baking powder have been stirred
1 scant teacupful of boiling water
1 little at a time

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1

Beat the yolks of four eggs together with two cups of fine powdered sugar.
2

Stir in gradually one cup of sifted flour and the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then a cup of sifted flour in which two teaspoonfuls of baking powder have been stirred, and, lastly, a scant teacupful of boiling water, stirred in a little at a time.
3

Flavor, add salt and, however thin the mixture may seem, do not add any more flour.
4

Bake in shallow tins.

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