½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups sugar
1½ cups butter, or other shortening
½ cup sour milk or buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Sift, then measure the flour. Sift again with the baking soda, salt and sugar.
2. Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients until it is as fine as corn meal.
3. Combine milk, slightly beaten eggs and vanilla.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients, beating until smooth.