• 1 C sour milk or buttermilk
• 1 C brown or white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 sq baking chocolate
• 2 T shortening
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t baking soda
• 1½ C flour

Dissolve sugar in milk. Add egg and beat well. Melt chocolate and shortening together. Add other ingredients in order given beating well after each addition. Bake in moderate oven in greased 8" baking pan or in cupcake tins.