Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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White Cake

The whites of 20 eggs. 1 pound of flour. 1 pound of butter. 1 pound of almonds.

Use a little more flour, if the almonds are omitted.--Mrs. Dr. S. White Cake. 1 cup of butter. 3 cups of sugar. 1 cup of sweet milk. The whites of 5 eggs. 3 cups of flour. 3 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar. 1 teaspoonful of soda.-Mrs. D.

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