Mom'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. Crisco
pinch of salt
1 egg
1/2 c. boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour milk
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

This recipe is handed down from one generation to the next. It dates back 108 years.