Nana's Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 
• 2  eggs beaten
• 4 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 cups milk 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 2 tablespoons shortening 
• 1 cup walnuts chopped
• 1.5 cups sugar white

Equipment

• oven

Directions

1. Cream shortening with sugar.
2. Mix in eggs. Dissolve soda in milk, and add to the creamed mixture. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, and salt. Stir in nuts.
3. Pour batter into a 3 pound coffee can, or several 1 pound soup cans; fill containers 1/2 to 3/4 full.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean.