White Cake, page 155

Two teacups sugar, 1 teacup butter creamed together, 1 teacup milk, the whites of six eggs, 4 teacups flour well sifted together with 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder. Flavor to taste. Beat well and bake in a moderate oven.

Mt. Vernon Cook Book, Second Edition, 1908, Thompson Company Printers, Carthage, Mo.