{"id":5471,"slug":"patience-cake","title":"Patience (cake)","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["ten whites of eggs","one pound of powdered sugar","three quarters of a pound of flour","some vanilla flavor","butter (for the pan)"],"ingredients_norm":["egg white","powdered sugar","quarters of pound of flour","vanilla flavor","butter"],"steps":["Beat ten whites of eggs until firm.","Then add one pound of powdered sugar, three quarters of a pound of flour, and some vanilla flavor.","Stir until firm and well mixed, and lay out like small lady fingers on a buttered pan.","Set in a dry place until a crust forms on top, and then bake in a moderate oven."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w78:13","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"06e60a97a11fc52790d2abae815b702cd35295317edec06ed71898bb649de992","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:44:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/patience-cake"}