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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Pound Cake

Have a pound and a half of sugar and twelve ounces of butter, and work to a cream; then add twelve well-beaten eggs, a pound and a half of sifted flour, and mace and nutmeg to suit the taste. Form into a dough, put into small, buttered tins, and bake in a moderately quick oven.

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