Pound Cake by Florence Rivera

POUND CAKE
My mother’s recipe, Florence Rivera
By Florence Borck
2/3 cup shortening
1-¼ cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
Cream shortening and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add milk and flavoring and blend. Sift dry ingredients.
Add to creamed mixture and beat until almost mixed.
Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
Beat entire mixture well before pouring into well greased loaf pan.
Bake at 300 oven for 1 - 1-½ hours. (knife should come out clean when done)