Recipe for cooking banana cake

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Banana Cake

2/3 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, separated
4 Tbsp. sour milk*
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 c. bananas, mashed

* To make milk sour, add 1 tsp. vinegar.

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks. Combine sour milk and baking soda and set aside. Add flour to sugar-shortening mixture. Add milk mixture. Stir. Add vanilla extract or flavoring and bananas. Beat egg whites and fold into mixture. Bake in well-greased 9-in. square baking dish for about 45 mins. at 350 degrees F.