Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 7 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup water
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder
• vanilla extract
• orange or lemon

Instructions

1. Beat very light the yolks of seven eggs with three cups sifted sugar, and a pinch of salt.
2. Add to them gradually a cup of hot water, then three scant cups flour sifted thrice with two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
3. Fold in last the stiffly beaten white of the eggs.
4. Pour into greased pans, and bake in a quick oven.
5. The batter must not be too thin. If the eggs are large only half a cup of water may be requisite.
6. Flavor with vanilla, putting orange or lemon in the frosting.