[Sca-cooks] cakes

[Terry Decker]

Okay, then you've pointed out a flaw in the Compact OED.  I was fairly 
certain pound cakes predated 1841 before Renald pointed out the recipe.  Now 
we know the term predates the 19th Century also.

So who wants to tell Oxford Press?

 Bear

> Also sprach Terry Decker:
>>The Oxford English Dictionary lists uses of a word or phrase.  Does the 
>>recipe specifically use the term pound cake?  If so, write the OED staff 
>>and let them know.  They'll probably add it to the usage list in the next 
>>edition.
>
> It is called a pound cake, and uses a pound each of flour, butter, and 
> sugar, with twelve egg yolks and six whites (which may or may not equal a 
> pound, depending on egg size). It also allows for optional caraway seeds. 
> It's a little different in technique from the modern cream cake version, 
> and I get the impression this makes a pretty dense cake (it's one of those 
> "beaten for an hour" cakes), but it's pretty recognizable as pound cake.
>
> Adamantius