Grandma'S Sugar Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine and 1/2 cup Crisco, melted
4 c. plain flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Beat sugar and eggs until light colored, then add shortening and 1/2 cup of the buttermilk. Place 1 teaspoon of baking soda in the other 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
It will foam, then add to mixture and beat again. Add vanilla and 2 cups of flour and baking powder. Beat again.
Add other flour, mixing well.