Aunt Caroline's Dixieland Recipes/Cakes/Betsy Ross Pound Cake
BETSY ROSS POUND CAKE
One pound of flour,
Three-fourths pound of butter,
One pound of sugar,
Twelve eggs,
Cream butter and about two-thirds of the flour together. Beat whites of eggs to a stiff froth, beat yolks of eggs and sugar together until very light. Mix thoroughly all the ingredients, stirring in last the loose flour. Bake in a slow oven until done.