Ingredients:

¾ cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon baking soda
1½ cups sour milk
2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla

 Directions:

Blend one cup of the sugar and egg yolks in shortening. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk. Add slowly alternately with dry ingredients, add vanilla. Pour into will greased and floured 2 x 8 12 inch pan.
Make meringue of the two egg whites beaten stiff. Fold, not beat. in slowly the other sup of brown sugar. Spread over the cake mixture. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.