The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Lady Cake

Take one pound of caster-sugar, half a pound of flour, half a pound of butter, the whites of fourteen eggs, and mix well together. Flavor with two drops of oil of bitter almonds and bake on a buttered tin.

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