Butter, 1 cupful;
Sugar, 2 cupfuls;
Milk, 1 cupful;
Eggs, whites of 5;
Cream-tartar, 1 teaspoonful;
Baking soda, ½ teaspoonful;
Flour, 3 cupfuls.
Stir one cupful of butter and two of sugar to a cream; add one cupful of milk, the whites of five eggs, one teaspoonful of cream-tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, and three cupfuls of sifted flour. (The yolks of the eggs can be used for other purposes).