New England Sponge Cake

Ingrients & Directions


3 Eggs
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Orange or lemon juice
1 1/2 c Cake flour
1 tb Grated orange or lemon rind
1/2 c Boiling water
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking powder

Beat egg yolks until thick, add sugar gradually, fruit juice, and
rind. Add hot water, stirring constantly. Sift flour, measure, and
sift with baking powder and salt. Fold into egg mixture. Fold in
stiffly whipped egg whites. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan and bake in
slow oven (350 F) about 40 minutes. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.

Yields
6 Servings