Pound Cake

I love making pound cake when I have alot of eggs, like now, I might make pound cake today.I do have alot of pound cake recipes...which one to make, anyway here is one from 1968.

Pound Cake
Martha seidenberg

1/3 cup vegetable shortening
2 sticks margarine
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoon lemon extract

Cream shortening, margarine and sugar together. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Use electric mixer for this creaming, but beat remainder by hand. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together3 times. Add alternately with milk in 3 parts and beat well after each addition. Add lemon extract. Bake in well-greased and floured tube pan for 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees. Cool on rack before taking from pan.( should be almost cold before taking from pan)