8 cups of cake flour 1/4 cup of baking powder 2 1/2 cups of Vegetable Shortening 6 cups of sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
In a large bowl, sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix well With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until the mixture is as fine as cornmeal. Put in a large airtight container. Label as Basic Cake Mix and store in a cool dry place. Use with 10 to 12 weeks. Makes about 16 cups of mix. From "Make-A-Mix Cookery" by Karine Eliason, Nevada Harward & Madeline Westover. Dedicated to memory of Freddi Michael from SYSOP of The Home BBS. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mixes.zip
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