Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Bake 300º for 2 hours.  Slow.

3 cups flour

½ tsp salt

½ tsp baking powder             

1 cup butter

½ cup Crisco

1 cup dark brown sugar packed

2 cups white sugar

5 eggs

1 scant cup milk

1 tbs almond extract

1 tbs vanilla extract

(2 cups pecans)

Sift flour, salt and powder.

Cream butter and Crisco. Slowly add sugars and beat until fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.

Mix milk and extracts together.

Alternating between milk and flour add to the butter mixture.

Pour in greased and floured tube pan.  Bake.  Cool and remove.

Pour in greased and floured tube pan.  Bake.  Cool and remove.