Sugar, 1 lb.;
Butter, 6 oz.;
Eggs, whites of 12;
Flour, ¾ lb.;
Lemon, or Bitter Almond.
Stir together one pound of sugar and six ounces of butter; add the whites of twelve eggs whipped to a froth, and three quarters of a pound of flour; flavor with bitter almond or with the juice and grated rind of one lemon. Bake in square shallow tins, and flavor the frosting with vanilla.