This section is from the book "Hanover Cook Book", by The Library Association. Also available from Amazon: The Hanover Cook Book.
Whites of 2 eggs, and 12 even table-spoonfuls of granulated sugar beaten light, flavor with vanilla, spread and sprinkle the remaining half cocoanut on each layer.
Mrs. J. H. Fleming.
2 cups pulverized sugar, 1/2 cup butter and lard mixed, 3 eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls cream tartar, 1 teaspoonful soda, flavor with vanilla. Bake in 3 layers.
1 grated cocoanut, to half of this add the beaten whites of 2 eggs, and 1 cup pulverized sugar, for between the layers; and for the top take the other half mixed with 4 tablespoonfuls sugar.
Mrs. C. Sebright.
1 cup white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 3 oz. butter, 2 eggs, 2 1/2 cups flour,1/2 cup thick milk,and 1 small teaspoonful soda, dissolved in milk, 1/4 cake chocolate dissolved in 3/4 cup boiling water.
Mrs. E. R. Schmuck.
One-half cup butter, creamed, 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup sour milk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful soda, yolks of eggs beaten, 1/8 cake chocolate melted, 2 cups flour, whites of eggs beaten stiff and put in last.
Pulverized sugar and sweet cream.
Mrs. Martin Moul.
1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup chocolate, grated, yolk of 1 egg, 1/2 cup sweet milk, 1 teaspoonful vanilla. Boil and set off to cool. 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, and white of first egg,1/2 cup sweet milk,1/2 cup butter, 2 cups flour, 1 level teaspoonful soda. Cream yolks, sugar and butter, then add milk and flour, then the boiled custard and the beaten whites. Dissolve the soda in a little hot water and add the last thing. Bake in sponge cake dish.
Mrs. J. C. Carey.
1 cup brown sugar, J cake chocolate, 3/4 cup sweet milk, dissolve this on the fire. 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup thick milk, 2 teaspoonfuls soda, 2 1/2 cups flour. Mix sugar, eggs, and butter together, then add the first mixture, and then the milk, soda, and flour. Ice with Sea Foam Icing. - Boil 1 1/2 cup of white sugar with 1/2 cup water very slowly until when dropped in water it forms a soft ball; beat the whites of 2 eggs until dry and pour the sugar on very slowly. Beat until cold and stiff.
Mrs. Arno M. Pfaff.
1 cup brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup thick milk, 1 teaspoonful soda, 1/2 cup butter, yolks of 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful vanilla.
1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup thick milk, 3 tablespoonfuls cocoa, Mix well and add to first part. Bake in moderate oven. Shellbark kernels improve this cake. Ice with a chocolate icing. Mrs. E. K. Eichelberger.
2 cups of very dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup each of butter, sour milk, and hot water, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a small portion of the hot water, one-third cake of unsweetened chocolate, grated and dissolved in the hot water, 2 cups of flour. Bake in jelly tins.
 
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