Grandmother's pound cake

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream the sugar, butter, and crisco in a mixing bowl (with mixer).

In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt and soda.

Add eggs and almond extract to creamy mixture. Gradually add in the dry mixture.

Grease and flour (or use Pam Baking spray) a bundt pan

Bake for an hour - hour and half. (Check after an hour)

Try with strawberry blackberry compote (chilled) and homemade vanilla ice cream **

Put 1 whole almond in for good luck.