Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
3 c. sugar
1/2 lb. (1 c.) butter or margarine
1/2 c. lard or Crisco
1 1/4 c. milk
5 eggs
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt

Preparation

Half cup of flour may be substituted for cocoa for yellow cake, if desired.