My Mom'S Crumb Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon and allspice.
Stir in brown sugar.
Mix shortening in with dough blender until coarse meal.
Reserve 1/2 cup mixture for topping.
Stir in buttermilk, vanilla and soda (mix soda with a little warm water in measuring cup that buttermilk was in).
Spread in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan; sprinkle with reserved topping on top and also sprinkle on cinnamon.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes.