This is a handwritten recipe on a white index card, date unknown.
Magic White Cake – Polly
Cream 1/2 c. shortening (crisco or spry) with 1 1/3 c sifted sugar, add 2 eggs (one at a time) beating (very) well. 1 tsp extract.
Add alternately with 1 c milk, 2 c sifted cake flour, 3 1/2 tsp B. Pdw. 1 tsp salt. (Dry ingredients sifted together three times).
Bake in two 8″ pans 25 min. at 375