Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
2 whole eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. boiling water
2 scant tsp. soda
2 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream sugar and Crisco well; add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour, cocoa, soda and salt together 3 times.
Add alternately with milk.
Add vanilla; add boiling water last.
Bake in 9 x 13 1/2-inch greased and floured pan at 300\u00b0 for 15 minutes; then at 325\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes (or until done when tested with toothpick).