Rose or Clouded Cake.
12 eggs, leaving out the whites of 3.
1 pound flour.
1 pound sugar,
¾ pound butter.
2 small teaspoonfuls cream tartar.
2 small teaspoonfuls powdered alum.
1 small teaspoonful soda.
2 small teaspoonfuls cochineal, dissolved in ⅓ cupful boiling water.