White Mountain Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2.5 c. sugar
1.5 c. butter
18 eggs (whites only)
1 pt. milk
1 3/4 qt. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. rose water

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add flour and milk alternately a little at a time.
Save 1 cup flour to mix with baking powder. Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth.
Combine the leftover flour and baking powder and add it to mixture.
Add egg froth, then the flavoring.