The Metropolitan Cook Book

A life insurance company teaching its policyholders to eat: the Metropolitan's own cookbook, given away from the tower on Madison Square.

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Devil's Food Cake

1 teaspoon vanilla 4 teaspoons baking 4 squares bitter chocolate powder 2 cups flour (pastry) teaspoon salt Cream the shortening, add the sugar gradually and the egg-yolks that have been beaten until thick and lemon-colored. Mix and sift the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder and salt; and add alternately with the milk. Lastly add the egg whites beaten until stiff, melted chocolate and vanilla. Bake from 45 minutes to an hour in a moderate oven 350°F. Bake in round pan with tube. 7 egg whites 1 cup fine granulated sugar

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