Pound o' butter
Pound o' sugar
Pound o' flour
Pound o' eggs
= pound cake.
Modern recipes have varied, of course, but in the beginning, the above sufficed.
My mom the Mainer assures me this is so.
Do you think hobbits ate cake with their strawberries and cream?
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...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.
Last edited by mark12_30; 03-11-2005 at 02:12 PM.
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