1lb flour to 5 eggs, 8oz sugar, rose or orange flower water, beaten and baked 1 hr (Eaton 1822). Original Receipt in 'The Cook and Housekeeper's Dictionary' by Mary Eaton (Eaton 1822); BISCUIT CAKE. One pound of flour, five eggs well beaten and strained, eight ounces of sugar, a little rose or orange flower water. Beat the whole thoroughly, and bake it one hour. |
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