Buttermilk Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
3 1/4 c. flour, sifted
1/4 tsp. soda
3 Tbsp. boiling water
2 tsp. vanilla
chopped nuts (optional)
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
6 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. butter flavoring

Preparation

Grease 10-inch tube pan and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Dissolve soda in water; cool.
Cream Crisco and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time; beat well after each addition.
Add soda water.
Sift flour and salt.
Add alternately with buttermilk and flavorings.
Beat egg whites until stiff; add to batter, folding in gently.