Good Sponge Cake.
Beat the whites of 3 eggs, dry and the yolks until thick into the yolks gradually beat 1 cup of sugar then 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of cold water, fold in part of the whites then add 1 cup of sifted flour and the rest of the whites. Bake in a tube pan from 30 to 40 minutes.
Jam Cake.
1¹⁄₂ cups sugar, ¹⁄₂ cup of butter, 2 eggs, 1 cup of jam, 3 tablespoons sour milk, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of soda, 1¹⁄₂ cups of flour.
Filling.
1 cup of sugar, ¹⁄₂ cup water, ¹⁄₂ cup chopped raisins white of 1 egg, boil all but egg until waxy add beaten white.
Hickory Nut Cake.
1 cup sugar, butter size of an egg, whites of 2 eggs, ²⁄₃ cup of sweet milk, 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder.
Filling.
1 cup of chopped nuts, ²⁄₃ cups of sour cream, pinch of soda, 1 cup of sugar boil until it begins to thicken, let cool before putting in the cake.