Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Blend sugar and Crisco.
2. 2
   Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. 3
   Add extract.
4. 4
   Sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
5. 5
   Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold carefully into batter.
6. 6
   Bake in 10-inch tube.
7. 7
   Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes at 350°.