Katie Mae'S Cold-Oven Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
5 large eggs
3 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. lemon

Preparation

Cream butter and Crisco; then gradually add sugar, creaming mixture well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Mix dry ingredients together and add these alternately with the milk to creamed mixture.
Add flavorings.
Place in a well greased tube pan which has also been floured.
Put in a cold oven.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Do not open oven the first hour.
Serves 21 or more.