INGREDIENTS:

• 1/3 c. Crisco shortening
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 2/3 c. sour milk
• 1 1/2 c. flour (sifted)
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. each cloves, salt, cinnamon,
• ginger
• 1 tsp. vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

• Blend Crisco with sugar, add egg yolk in brisk beating. Dissolve
• baking soda in sour milk. Add milk alternately with dry
• ingredients. Mix until smooth. Pour into greased 7 inch square
• pan. Spread over batter brown sugar meringue: Beat 1 egg white
• (left over from cake batter) until it holds a peak. Slowly add 1/2
• cup brown sugar and continue beating until smooth. Spread over cake
• batter. If desired, sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped nuts. Bake in
• 350 degree oven 35 to 40 minutes.