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[Salsmere?] pies - good. [tried?].  Take two large lemons - grate the outer yellow coating and chop the rest very fine. Into two teacupsful of hot water, stir well a tablespoonful of corn starch and boil. Add two teacupsful of white sugar, when cool add the beaten yolks of 4 eggs. Then add the chopped lemons, with their juice, stirring the whole well together. Beat the whites to a froth, adding 5 or 6 tablespoonsful of white sugar, and pour over the pies. while hot, return to the oven, and bake a delicate brown.  Sponge Cake.  Mrs. A. M. Hassler.  l lb sand sugar, 10 eggs, 3/4 lb sifted flour very light weight, 1/2 teaspoonful of cream of tarter mixed in the flour, essence of lemon or almond, 1/2 egg shell full of cold water. Beat the whites of eggs stiff, add the yolks, then the sugar, essence and water and stir thoroughly, then add the flour mixing well. Pour it in the bake pan and do not have the fire too hot at first increasing it gradually. It will take 3/4 hour to bake. Let it cool in the pan.

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[Salsmere?] pies - good. [tried?]. Take two large lemons - grate the outer yellow coating and chop the rest very fine. Into two teacupsful of hot water, stir well a tablespoonful of corn starch and boil. Add two teacupsful of white sugar, when cool add the beaten yolks of 4 eggs. Then add the chopped lemons, with their juice, stirring the whole well together. Beat the whites to a froth, adding 5 or 6 tablespoonsful of white sugar, and pour over the pies. while hot, return to the oven, and bake a delicate brown. Sponge Cake. Mrs. A. M. Hassler. l lb sand sugar, 10 eggs, 3/4 lb sifted flour very light weight, 1/2 teaspoonful of cream of tarter mixed in the flour, essence of lemon or almond, 1/2 egg shell full of cold water. Beat the whites of eggs stiff, add the yolks, then the sugar, essence and water and stir thoroughly, then add the flour mixing well. Pour it in the bake pan and do not have the fire too hot at first increasing it gradually. It will take 3/4 hour to bake. Let it cool in the pan.