Ingredients

1 cup shortening

3 cups sugar

6 eggs

¼ teaspoon baking soda

3 cups flour

½ pint sour cream (1 cup)

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Cream shorting, add sugar gradually and cream well. Add 1 egg at a time, beating after each. Mix flour and baking soda. Add flour alternately with sour cream. Add vanilla extract and pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 ½ hour. Turn cakes around and check at 10 minute intervals until they are cooked.