Citron Cake

¼ lb. butter

½ lb. sugar

3 eggs

½ cup milk

½ lb. flour

1 tablespoon brandy

1 cup citron, thinly sliced, then cut in strips

1½ teaspoons baking powder

Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, yolks of eggs well beaten, milk, and flour mixed and sifted with baking powder. Beat whites of eggs until stiff, and add to first mixture, then add brandy and citron. Bake in a moderate oven one hour.