1 Cup Cake flour
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Egg white
1 Teaspoon Cream of tartar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Almond extract
BOILED ICING 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Cream of tartar
3/4 Cup — water
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
3 Egg white
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Almond extract
How to Make Cakes — 1936 from *Cakes Men Like* by Benjamin Darling
Sift flour once, measure and sift four more times. Measure sugar and sift or roll if coarse. Add salt to egg whites and beat until foamy; add cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff but not dry. Fold in the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, the n
Boiled icing: Mix sugar, cream of tartar and water and cook over low heat until syrup spins a thread (240 F). Meanwhile, add salt to egg whites and beat with a flat beater until stiff. Pour syrup in a thin stream over the egg whites; add flavorings. B