Old Fashion Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter (not margarine)
1 Tbsp. shortening
2 3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1/2 c. buttermilk
5 c. flour (all-purpose)
2 eggs
4 tsp. vanilla extract
4 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar and cream and mix well. Mix beaten eggs, baking soda dissolved in buttermilk and vanilla. Add this to butter mixture and mix well.