Pound Cake ( No. 1. )
1 lb. sugar.
1 lb. flour.
¾ lb. butter.
9 eggs.
2 teaspoonfuls cream-tartar.
1 teaspoonfuls soda.
Cream the butter and sugar with great care; beat the yolks and whites separately; sift the cream-tartar well through the flour. Add the flour last.