Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. soda
5 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
3 c. Swans Down cake flour
1 tsp. lemon flavoring (optional)
1 Tbsp. water
dash of salt

Preparation

Cream shortening.
Add sugar; cream until fluffy.
Dissolve soda in the water and pour into creamed mixture along with the salt.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Gradually stir in buttermilk and cake flour.
Add flavoring last.
Pour batter into greased and floured 12 cup tube pan and bake about 1 1/2 hours at 275\u00b0.
Do not open oven door while cake is baking.