butternet pound cake

Well i have been so busy as not to put recipes from the Kansan`s silver spoon cookbook of 1967 . I have canning jellies as noted in previous post. I have made 1 batch of plum and 1 batch of peach jelly. so now here is the recipe

Butternut pound cake
Mrs. Oren Chilton

2 cups sugar
3 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup shortening
2 stciks of butter
1 cup milk
4 eggs
2 Tablespoons butter flavoring

Cream shortening and butter until fluffy. Add egg one at a time, beating after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately in 3 parts. Add flavoring. Grease and flour angel tube pan. Start in cold oven and cook 2 hours at 325 degrees. Cool on cake rack.