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Mrs. Swope's Chocolate Cake (Aunt Lill)

2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter & lard
2 eggs
1/2 c hot water poured over
three squares melted choc.
or 1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup thick milk
1 teaspoon soda
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Cream shortening and sugar
Beat eggs well and add. Next
add chocolate and hot water
Sift flour soda & milk before measuring
Then measure, sift with baking
powder and salt and beat
with other mixture. Add
1 tsp vanilla. Bake 350 degrees about
65 min.